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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mildred
4 Petty Coleman of Chicago, Illinois, who recently passed away;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Mildred Petty Coleman was born in Pine Bluff,
7 Arkansas, on January 27, 1908; her parents were Otha Petty
8 and Mattie Harper Petty; she was raised by her grandmother,
9 Biddie Harper, with the help of her aunt, Irola Harper
10 Parish, and her husband, Reverend Andrew J. Parish, Sr.,
11 after being orphaned at an early age; and
12 WHEREAS, Mildred Coleman accepted Jesus Christ at an
13 early age, received baptism, and joined with the Church of
14 Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. in Pine Bluff, Arkansas; she
15 received her education in Pine Bluff and attended the
16 Arkansas Normal College trade school; and
17 WHEREAS, She was married to Leroy Coleman, Sr., on March
18 29, 1933; together they had seven children, and in 1983 they
19 celebrated their golden wedding anniversary; Mr. Coleman
20 passed away in 1989; and
21 WHEREAS, Mrs. Coleman raised her children with biblical
22 scripture as her format; she supported the needy and the
23 elderly, setting an example of her Christian walk; together
24 she worked with her husband many years in the operation of
25 the family's service station; and
26 WHEREAS, Mildred Coleman is survived by her children,
27 Gladys Dennis (Richard), Mary Lee Coleman, Biddie C. Brown,
28 Jennett Alexander (David Sr.), Ella Washington (Harold),
29 Sarah Mutua (Jerry), and Leroy Coleman, Jr. (Shirley); her
30 sisters-in-law, Mary White and Naomi Jones; her special
31 friend and caregiver, Ernestine Horton; her grandchildren,
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1 Rodney Trottman (Phyllis), Reginald Dennis (Flora), David
2 Alexander, Jr. (Gail), Jenelle Alexander, Janice Mathus
3 (Hurman), Shannan Wahsington, Christopher Washington, Lisha
4 VanPelt (Michael), Leroy Coleman III, Geoffrey Coleman, Mwia
5 Mutua, and Jason Mutua; her ten great-grandchildren; and her
6 nieces, nephews, cousins, and beloved friends; therefore, be
7 it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10 we send our sincere condolences to the family and friends of
11 Mildred Coleman; may there be a sense of comfort in this time
12 of need; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to the family of Mildred Petty Coleman.