Full Text of SR0276 101st 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 Carrie Mae (Deering) Coleman, who passed | 4 | | away on March 1, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Carrie Coleman was born in Pickens, Mississippi to | 6 | | Willie C. Gibson and Lillie E. Deering on August 15, 1950; she | 7 | | was raised by her grandparents, Reverend Amos and Evelyne | 8 | | Deering; she committed to her faith at an early age at Holy | 9 | | City Baptist Church, where she discovered her talent for | 10 | | singing; she sang throughout her hometown, which led to a full | 11 | | scholarship to Mississippi Industrial College in Holly | 12 | | Springs, Mississippi, where she majored in music and minored in | 13 | | education; she graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary | 14 | | education; she married Lee Willie Coleman on August 1, 1970, | 15 | | and they moved from Mississippi to Joliet; she continued her | 16 | | education at Governors State University and earned a graduate | 17 | | certificate in public administration; she then earned a | 18 | | graduate certificate in curriculum and instruction from | 19 | | National Lewis University; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Carrie Coleman was employed by many educational | 21 | | institutions in Joliet, including the Joliet Job Corps Center, | 22 | | Joliet Junior College, Washington Junior High, and Fairmont | 23 | | Junior High; she also worked as a personal tutor and was a |
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| 1 | | licensed grant writer; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, After moving to Joliet, Carrie Coleman and her | 3 | | husband joined Mount Zion Baptist Church, and she sang in the | 4 | | Mt. Zion Voices of Zion and taught Sunday School for over 20 | 5 | | years; her commitment to her faith continued to grow, and she | 6 | | became an ordained minister in 2008; she was a stranger to no | 7 | | one and will be remembered for her dedication to her work; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Carrie Coleman was preceded in death by her | 9 | | parents; her grandparents; her brother, Richard Spurlock; and | 10 | | her brothers-in-law, Floyd L. Coleman and Jessie E. Coleman; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Carrie Coleman is survived by her husband, Lee; | 13 | | her children, Nicholas T. (Tiana) Coleman Sr., Nicol Y. | 14 | | Coleman, and Natalie A. Coleman; her grandchildren, Jaylin | 15 | | Coleman, Nicholas Coleman Jr., Malik Coleman, Jurnee Coleman, | 16 | | and Tamia Coleman; her godchildren, Darren Ulmer, the late Dr. | 17 | | Timmothy Bailey, Kyle Pierce, and Syretta Edwards; her | 18 | | siblings, Lonnie B. Spurlock, Nathaniel Spurlock, George | 19 | | Spurlock, Faye L. Spurlock, and Francis Spurlock Andrews; her | 20 | | brother-in-law, Eric J. (Delois) Coleman; her sisters-in-law, | 21 | | Earnestine Coleman Mayo, Bertha R. (Michael) Hudson, Elois | 22 | | (Keith) Goss, and Madeline C. Coleman; and her many other | 23 | | family members and friends; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Carrie Mae (Deering) Coleman and extend our sincere condolences | 4 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 5 | | it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Carrie Coleman as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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