Bill Text: IL SR1259 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Pearl Bell.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1259 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1259-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Pearl "Sweetie" Bell, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | December 15, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Pearl Bell was born
in Montgomery, Alabama to | ||||||
6 | Estelle Sankey on October 20, 1930; she attended Booker T. | ||||||
7 | Washington High School; she moved to Chicago in the early 1950s | ||||||
8 | and married Emanuel Bell; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Pearl Bell worked at the Reed Candy Company and | ||||||
10 | Burlington Coat Factory
before becoming a full time caretaker | ||||||
11 | for her granddaughter, "lil angel, Kelli"; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Pearl Bell joined Pleasant Green Missionary | ||||||
13 | Baptist
Church in 1976 and was an active and well-loved member | ||||||
14 | on the Ushers Board
for many years; she loved her family and | ||||||
15 | was an active leader of the
Sankey Family Club, which planned | ||||||
16 | family reunions, picnics, parties,
and other events; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Pearl Bell was preceded in death by her
mother, | ||||||
18 | Estelle Sankey; her sister, Charlie Mae Robinson; and her | ||||||
19 | grandson, Darrin Bell; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Pearl Bell is survived by her husband of 65 years, |
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1 | Emanuel; her sons, Cornell,
Jerome (Veronica), and Roderick | ||||||
2 | (Denise); her daughter,
Elaine (Daniel); her grandchildren, | ||||||
3 | Cornell Jr., Craig (Miown),
Corey, Rodderick, Marcus, Sean, | ||||||
4 | Derrick, and Kelli; her great-grandchildren, Jalisa, Janiya, | ||||||
5 | Derrick Jr., Curon, and Darrious; her nieces, Aquanetta | ||||||
6 | (Willie) Street, Gwen (Mike) Pruitt, Kimberly
Chillous, Tracey | ||||||
7 | Bell, LaToya Bell, and Rita (Merrill) Chandler; her
nephews, | ||||||
8 | Horace (Lill) Burton, Anthony (Carolyn) Burton, Steven
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9 | Chillous, and Ronald (Yonnie) Anderson; her brother, James Earl | ||||||
10 | (Jackie)
Chillous; her special uncle, James (Desiree) Sankey; | ||||||
11 | her in-laws, Edmonia
Covington and Harvey and Clettus "CR" | ||||||
12 | Bell; and many friends, other relatives,
and her Pleasant Green | ||||||
13 | church family; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
16 | Pearl "Sweetie" Bell, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
17 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
18 | further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Pearl Bell as an expression of our | ||||||
21 | deepest sympathy.
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