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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Helen |
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| Portia Kelly of Chicago on September 10, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born September 22, 1919 in Nashville, |
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| Tennessee, the first born of Ethel Johnson Kelly and Cato |
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| Kelly; and
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| WHEREAS, Her parents moved to Chicago when she was a young |
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| child and her elementary education began in Chicago; after her |
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| parents separated, she went to live in Clarksville, Tennessee |
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| with her grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Kelly; she completed her |
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| formal education in Clarksville, after which she attended Fisk |
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| University in Nashville, Tennessee where her mother lived; she |
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| later returned to Chicago and attended the University of |
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| Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, She married Richard A. Griffin on November 5, |
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| 1953; they loved to travel and spent much of their married life |
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| traveling around the world, living a full and happy life; and
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| WHEREAS, Her sister, her only sibling, preceded her in |
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| death; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Helen Portia Kelly is felt by all |
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| who knew and loved her, especially her devoted and loving |
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| husband, Richard; her cousins, nieces, and nephews; and her |
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| many friends and church family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we mourn the passing of Helen Portia Kelly along with all who |
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| knew and loved her and we extend our sincere condolences to her |
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| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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