Full Text of SR2026 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Lorraine H. Morton of Evanston, who | 4 | | passed away on September 8, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lorraine Morton was born in Winston-Salem, North | 6 | | Carolina on December 8, 1918; the youngest of ten children, she | 7 | | earned a master's degree in Education from Northwestern | 8 | | University in 1942; while in Evanston, she met her husband, | 9 | | James Morton; after living in Tuskegee, Alabama, they returned | 10 | | to Evanston in 1953; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Lorraine Morton began her career in District 65 at | 12 | | Foster Elementary School; in 1957, she made history as the | 13 | | first African-American educator in Evanston to break the color | 14 | | barrier and moved from the segregated Foster School to Nichols | 15 | | Middle School; she later taught at Chute Middle School; in | 16 | | 1977, she became the principal of Haven Middle School, where | 17 | | she remained until her retirement from District 65 in 1989; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1982, Lorraine Morton was appointed Evanston | 19 | | 5th Ward Alderman, and she represented the City's 5th Ward | 20 | | until 1991; in 1993, she again made Evanston history when she | 21 | | was elected as the City's first African-American mayor; she was | 22 | | re-elected three times and remained in office until 2009, |
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| 1 | | becoming the City's longest-serving mayor; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lorraine Morton dedicated her life to serving the | 3 | | Evanston community as an educator and as a public officer; | 4 | | after leaving office, Lorraine Morton remained an active | 5 | | participant in the Evanston community; shortly after her | 6 | | retirement in 2009, the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center was | 7 | | named in her honor; she will be remembered as a remarkable | 8 | | woman who was a valuable teacher, mentor, and friend; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lorraine Morton was preceded in death by her | 10 | | husband; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Lorraine Morton is survived by her daughter and | 12 | | two granddaughters; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Lorraine H. Morton and extend our sincere condolences to her | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Lorraine Morton as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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