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91_HR0877
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of Maudell Mapp Dean, who recently
5 passed away; and
6 WHEREAS, Maudell Mapp was born on May 27, 1933 in Forest,
7 Mississippi; her parents were Sam and Marian Ware Mapp; she
8 accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at an early age at the
9 Concord Missionary Baptist Church; and
10 WHEREAS, Maudell Mapp Dean was a graduate of Forest High
11 School and Jackson State College, where she majored in Music
12 and Voice; after college she moved to Chicago and became a
13 music teacher; she retired from South Shore Community Academy
14 in 1997; and
15 WHEREAS, Maudell Mapp Dean performed concerts in English,
16 French, German, and Italian in and around the City of
17 Chicago; in October of 1990 she received a Certificate of
18 Recognition from the Illinois House of Representatives in
19 appreciation for outstanding service to the cultural arts
20 development; and
21 WHEREAS, Mrs. Dean was President of the O'Keefe Area
22 Council; in December of 1996 she received the Third District
23 Advisory Council Appreciation Award from the President of the
24 O'Keefe Area Council, with the signatures of Chicago Mayor
25 Richard M. Daley and Third District Commander James Polk; in
26 June of 1995 she received an award of appreciation for
27 service and dedication to the young people of South Shore
28 Community Academy from Frank D. Horton; she also received
29 letters from President Bill Clinton answering her concerns
30 about the needs of people around the country; and
31 WHEREAS, The passing of Maudell Mapp Dean will be felt by
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1 all who knew her, especially her husband, Huburt; her
2 sisters, Dollree Mapp and Lavonne Scruggs; her brothers,
3 Percy Mapp and Reverend Hardy Mapp; her sisters-in-law,
4 Elizabeth Mapp and Marjorie Mapp; her nieces, Barbara Bivins,
5 Geneva Andrews, Marian Evans, Zipporah Elerbee, and Tracey
6 Nelson; her nephews, Joseph Scruggs, Jr., Hardy H. Mapp, Jr.,
7 Percy Mapp, Jr., and Percy Mapp III; her cousins, Bessie M.
8 Polley and Mabell Thompson; and many other relatives and
9 friends; therefore, be it
10 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12 we mourn, along with all who were touched by this lovely
13 woman, the passing of Maudell Mapp Dean; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to the family of Maudell Mapp Dean.