Full Text of SR0594 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Tina Denise Westley, who passed away | 4 | | on July 2, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tina Westley was born on December 22, 1984; she | 6 | | was the daughter of Jennifer Brown and Johnell Westley; she | 7 | | committed to her faith at an early age at Hope for Baptist | 8 | | Church; she attended and graduated from Beethoven Elementary | 9 | | School and DuSable High School; she earned her associate's | 10 | | degree from Robert Morris University; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Tina Westley's first job was at the Chicago | 12 | | Tribune, working as a full-time intern; she started her | 13 | | lifelong career at UCAN at the age of 19, where she was a | 14 | | servant leader; her last position was serving as a teacher's | 15 | | assistant at UCAN Academy; she was a proud member of the | 16 | | Illinois Chapter of the Foster Care Alumni of America, helping | 17 | | to bring awareness to change the child welfare community; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Tina Westley was a loving mother, daughter, | 19 | | sister, aunt, cousin, and friend; she became the star of any | 20 | | room she entered and could put a smile on anyone's face; she | 21 | | enjoyed traveling, listening to her R&B music, and being the | 22 | | life of the party; she will be remembered as a beautiful soul; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Tina Westley was preceded in death by her father, | 3 | | Johnell Westley; her brother, John Westley; her aunt, Vickie; | 4 | | and her uncles, Lewis, Anthony, James, Tyrone, and William; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Tina Westley is survived by her mother, Jennifer | 7 | | Brown; her children, Christina Williams, Chrissy Williams | 8 | | (Christopher Williams), and Raymond Jr. (Raymond Sr.); her | 9 | | sibling, Keisha Westley; her nephews, Ke'Sean Jones, Daveony | 10 | | Westley, and John McCoy; her goddaughter, Marquionna Gordon; | 11 | | her grandmothers, Openzy Brown and Elizabeth Westley; her | 12 | | aunts, Billie, Orchid, Darlene, Bobbie, and Sheila; her | 13 | | uncles, Todd, Anthony, and Donald Ray; her godmothers, Vanessa | 14 | | Hubson and Marvella Williams; her best friends, Ivory Brown, | 15 | | Kwana Christmas, Lene'e Pooh Johnson, Pristina Singleton, | 16 | | Chanel Smith, Onie Riley, and Rheba Misters; her | 17 | | sisters-in-law, Lakeisha Moore and Jackie Dickeson; her | 18 | | special friend, Christopher William; and a host of relatives | 19 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Tina Denise Westley and extend our sincere condolences to her | 23 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Tina Westley as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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