Full Text of SR0719 102nd General Assembly
SR0719 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR0719 | | LRB102 19559 MST 28327 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Marvella "Madea" Alexander Humphrey, | 4 | | who passed away on August 2, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marvella Humphrey was born to Fred Douglas and | 6 | | Ida Jane Alexander in Marvell, Arkansas on March 24, 1919; a | 7 | | lover of knowledge, she perfected her reading, writing, and | 8 | | various other skills throughout her life, despite receiving | 9 | | only a fourth grade education; she married James Humphrey in | 10 | | 1937; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, When Marvella Humphrey's children were young, she | 12 | | was a stay-at-home mom; when the children were older, she | 13 | | gained employment pressing clothes at a laundromat; in 1957, | 14 | | the family relocated to Chicago, and she opened her own home | 15 | | daycare; she cared for many children until her retirement in | 16 | | 1994; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1958, Marvella Humphrey joined Mt. Sinai | 18 | | Baptist Church where she was a choir member; in 1975, she moved | 19 | | her membership to United Baptist Church under the leadership | 20 | | of Reverend Wilson Daniels; she was an active and faithful | 21 | | member who worked with the clothing ministry, was a member of | 22 | | Sunday School Class #2, served as a missionary who visited the |
| | | SR0719 | - 2 - | LRB102 19559 MST 28327 r |
|
| 1 | | sick and shut-in, served as a member of the Mother's Board, and | 2 | | sang in the choir until she was 101 years old; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Anyone who knew Marvella Humphrey knew she loved | 4 | | church and her church family; she loved church so much that she | 5 | | felt the need to be there whenever the church doors were | 6 | | opened; with the assistance of her friends, Pearline Flemings, | 7 | | Earlene Jackson, and Ida Wright, she tried to attend every | 8 | | service, activity, and funeral; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Marvella Humphrey was an example of faith, | 10 | | humility, joy, and kindness; she had a generous heart and | 11 | | would give her last to anyone even if she needed it herself; | 12 | | she loved her family and made them her number one priority; | 13 | | family gatherings brought her great joy; she was a natural | 14 | | comedian with a quirky sense of humor and an infectious laugh; | 15 | | she was a forgiving person with a heart of gold; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Marvella Humphrey was preceded in death by her | 17 | | parents; her siblings, Welton, Ertha Lean, Samuel, and Dozie | 18 | | and Naomi, Arlena, Florence, and Maude Ella; her husband; her | 19 | | son, James Jr.; and her two grandchildren, Lydia and Anthony; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Marvella Humphrey is survived by her daughters, | 22 | | Margaret, Verlyn, and Katherine (George); her grandson, Marcus |
| | | SR0719 | - 3 - | LRB102 19559 MST 28327 r |
|
| 1 | | (Patricia); her great-grandson, Sean; her eight grandchildren; | 2 | | her twenty-two great-grandchildren; her nineteen | 3 | | great-great-grandchildren; her sister, Dorsey B. Robinson; and | 4 | | a host of relatives, extended family, and many friends; | 5 | | therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Marvella "Madea" Alexander Humphrey and extend our sincere | 9 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 10 | | her; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Marvella Humphrey as an expression | 13 | | of our deepest sympathy.
|
|