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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Melody Lei-Lani Roach Barnes, who recently passed away;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Melody Lei-Lani Roach Barnes was born on April
7 26, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois; her parents were Rufus and
8 Lynnye Roach; she was the eldest of eight children; on April
9 20, 1958 she married former State Representative Eugene M.
10 Barnes; and
11 WHEREAS, Melody Lei-Lani Roach Barnes confessed Jesus
12 Christ as her Savior and was baptized at Lilydale First
13 Baptist Church; and
14 WHEREAS, Melody Lei-Lani Roach Barnes was employed by the
15 Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court, Municipal Division;
16 she first worked under Clerk Joe Gill and worked with every
17 Circuit Clerk through Aurelia Pucinski; Melody Lei-Lani Roach
18 Barnes rose through the ranks to serve as the first black
19 Supervisor in Summons Control to Supervisor of Court Clerks;
20 she retired from her position in 1993; and
21 WHEREAS, Melody Lei-Lani Roach Barnes will be remembered
22 for her dedication to her family and friends, and her passing
23 by will deeply felt by all who knew and loved her; she is
24 survived by her husband, the Honorable Eugene M. Barnes; her
25 children, Vikki (Michael, Sr.) McKenzie, EuGina Barnes, and
26 Craig (LaVerne) Barnes; her grandchildren, Michael, Jr.,
27 Tiffany, Craig, II, and Timothy; her great-aunt, Irma Buford;
28 her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Curley B. Russell; her
29 brothers, Rudolph (Susie) and Harold; her sisters, Sandra
30 (Reverend George) Berry, Patricia, Yolonda, and Kim; and her
31 in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives, and friends;
32 therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
3 all that knew her, the death of Melody Lei-Lani Roach Barnes;
4 and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Melody Lei-Lani Roach Barnes,
7 along with our sincere regards.