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92_SR0573
LRB9218433KFkf
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Ruth Anne
4 Denny of St. Louis, Missouri on November 22, 2002 at 57 years
5 of age; and
6 WHEREAS, Born in East St. Louis, Mrs. Denny was a
7 community leader who served on State and national level
8 committees; she was a school social worker in East St. Louis;
9 she was a life member of Delta Sigma Theta-East St. Louis
10 Alumnae Chapter, a national public service sorority, where
11 she was past local president, served as coordinator for the
12 State of Illinois for four years, and was active on numerous
13 regional and national committees; she was also a member of
14 Jack and Jill of America, a parents' organization dedicated
15 to nurturing children; vice president of the National Council
16 of Negro Women-Ethele Scott Section; and a member of the St.
17 Louis Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women;
18 and
19 WHEREAS, She was a lifelong member of Mount Zion
20 Missionary Baptist Church in East St. Louis; and
21 WHEREAS, Her passing will be deeply felt by all who knew
22 and loved her, especially her husband of 29 years, Lowell B.
23 Denny II; her son, Parker Clayborne Denny; her two
24 stepchildren, Lowell B. Denny III and Dominique (Jaron)
25 O'Neal; her twin granddaughters, Kameron and Kennedy O'Neal;
26 her mother, Ophelia Vaughn Clayborne; her three sisters,
27 Betty "Mawiyah" Clayborne, Ph.D., Sylvia Clayborne, and Jo
28 Ann Clayborne; her brother, John S. Clayborne Jr.; and a host
29 of family and friends; therefore, be it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
31 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
32 Ruth Anne Denny and extend our sincere condolences to her
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1 family and friends; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to the family of Ruth Anne Denny as a expression of
4 our sympathy.