Full Text of HR0907 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Loretta | 4 | | H. Griffin, who passed away on December 1, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Loretta Griffin was born in Evergreen, Alabama on | 6 | | November 27, 1937 to John Holmes and Eloise Drakeford; she | 7 | | married Tom R. Griffin on December 6, 1958; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Loretta Griffin accepted Christ at the age of 12 | 9 | | and was baptized at the Pleasant Hill
Missionary Baptist Church | 10 | | in Evergreen, Alabama; after relocating to Chicago in 1957, she | 11 | | united with the
Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, where | 12 | | she was involved in
Sunday school, the B.T.U., the Gospel | 13 | | Choir, and mission work; she was appointed Chairperson of the | 14 | | Deaconess Missionary,
where she served for 15 years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Loretta Griffin and her husband relocated to | 16 | | Gautier, Mississippi, where in 1995 they
joined the Greater | 17 | | Antioch Missionary Baptist Church; she served at Greater | 18 | | Antioch Church from September of 1995 until recently; she | 19 | | served
on the following Ministries: Mass-Choir, Sunday School, | 20 | | youth teacher, Laymen, and Deaconess
Ministry; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Loretta Griffin was preceded in death by her |
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| 1 | | parents; her sister, Lina McGee; her brother, Ralph
Mallory; | 2 | | and her grandson, Aaron Meadows; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Loretta Griffin is survived by her husband of 57 | 4 | | years, Tom R.
Griffin; her 2 sons, Gregory (Bonita) Griffin and | 5 | | Frederick (Gina) Griffin; her step-daughter, Yvonne (Willie) | 6 | | Cockrell; her goddaughter, Dorothy "Coope"; her grandchildren, | 7 | | Fatima (Michael) Griffin, Frederick Griffin, Jr., Rebecca | 8 | | Cockrell, and Kerwin Cockrell; her 4 great-grandchildren, | 9 | | Ayana Meadows, Randall Brocks, Jr., Kerwin Cockrell, Jr., and | 10 | | Sarai Griffin; her sister, Evelyn Holmes; her brother-in-law, | 11 | | James Griffin; her sister-in-law, Lucille
Sanders; and a host | 12 | | of nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | mourn the passing of Loretta H. Griffin, and extend our sincere | 16 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 17 | | her; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Loretta Griffin as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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