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91_SR0245
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate were saddened to learn
3 of the death of Mrs. Betty Ann Ross of Chicago on January 3,
4 2000; and
5 WHEREAS, She was born on July 13, 1934, one of twin
6 daughters; she was preceded in death by her mother, Bertha
7 Dukes Couch; her father, James R. Couch, Jr.; and her twin
8 sister, Mary Ann Prather; and
9 WHEREAS, She received her primary and secondary education
10 at John D. Shoop Elementary School and Morgan Park High
11 School in Chicago; and
12 WHEREAS, She was employed by the Engine Ware Distributing
13 Company as an administrative assistant for twenty-three
14 years; and
15 WHEREAS, She was active in community affairs, including
16 the John D. Shoop 49ers Alumni Association and the
17 Beautifying Club, the Deaconess Board, and the Bible Class
18 and Sunday School of the New Israelite Baptist Church; and
19 WHEREAS, Her passing will be deeply felt by her family
20 and friends, especially her husband, Johnny; her brother and
21 sister-in-law, James and Ardeena Couch; her sisters, Alice
22 Daniels and Glenrose Bailey; her brothers-in-law, Edward
23 Daniels and Albert Prather; her sisters-in-law, Constance
24 Dukes, Annie Mae Ross, Irene Ross, Dorothy Grant, and Alma
25 Baxter; and her uncle and aunts, Alfred and Norma Couch and
26 Dorothy E. Powell; therefore, be it
27 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
28 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with sorrow
29 and regret the death of Mrs. Betty Ann Ross and extend our
30 sincere condolences to her family and friends; and be it
31 further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to her husband, Johnny Ross.