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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to honor beloved lifelong member of the
4 Lilydale Community and faithful community servant Dolores
5 Jackson Morris; and
6 WHEREAS, Dolores Jackson Morris graduated from Chicago
7 public schools, real estate school, and later graduated from
8 Chicago State University, earning her BA degree; and
9 WHEREAS, Dolores Jackson Morris freely used her valuable
10 time and her talent for the betterment of Lilydale; and
11 WHEREAS, Dolores Jackson Morris was an astute
12 businesswoman, operating various business enterprises around
13 the old Lilydale Community in tandem with civic and church
14 services; and
15 WHEREAS, Dolores Jackson Morris served as President of
16 the Old Timers of Lilydale Community Organization, Inc. and
17 founded the Old Timers of Lilydale Neighborhood Festival in
18 Abbott Park; therefore, be it
19 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21 we pay our honor in remembrance of Mrs. Dolores Jackson
22 Morris and our respect to the entire Jackson and Morris
23 family, including the sisters of Dolores Jackson Morris,
24 Aurelia Jackson Simpson, Beverly Jackson Johnson, and Esther
25 Jackson Melvin; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That we honor the commitment and dedication
27 Mrs. Dolores Jackson Morris displayed in working for the
28 betterment of the old Lilydale Community; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
30 presented to the family of Dolores Jackson Morris, the
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1 Curator of African-American History and Literature at the
2 Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, to be added to Mrs.
3 Morris' "Lilydale Papers," and placed in the records of the
4 Old Timers of Lilydale Community Organization, Inc.