Full Text of HR1218 95th General Assembly
HR1218 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Wenona E. | 4 |
| Thompson, beloved community servant and friend, who passed away | 5 |
| on February 23, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Wenona E. Thompson was born on November 27, 1975 | 7 |
| in Chicago; her parents were the late Johnny L. Owens Jr. and | 8 |
| Rosemary Thompson; and
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| WHEREAS, In her short life, Wenona E. Thompson went from | 10 |
| being a nearly invisible presence in Chicago's Ida B. Wells | 11 |
| housing projects to becoming one of Illinois' most passionate | 12 |
| and effective advocates for women and girls in the criminal | 13 |
| justice system; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Wenona E. Thompson served as Program Director of | 15 |
| the Girl Talk Program at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary | 16 |
| Detention Center, where she guided, educated, and inspired | 17 |
| young women to lead productive lives; and
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| WHEREAS, Wenona E. Thompson was a champion for the cause of | 19 |
| fighting social and economic inequality wherever she saw it; | 20 |
| she used her poetry and public speaking at workshops and | 21 |
| conferences across the country to further her beliefs; and
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| WHEREAS, Wenona E. Thompson understood the importance of | 2 |
| education; she demonstrated this by earning her associate's | 3 |
| degree at Kennedy King College and her bachelor's and master's | 4 |
| degrees at Northeastern Illinois University; and
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| WHEREAS, As the beloved mother of Tennelle Thompson and | 6 |
| Shaquille Thompson, Wenona E. Thompson has left a legacy of | 7 |
| faith, dignity, compassion, and love; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Wenona | 11 |
| E. Thompson and extend to her loved ones our deepest sympathy; | 12 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Wenona E. Thompson as an expression | 15 |
| of our sympathy.
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