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91_SR0254
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate were saddened to learn
3 of the death of Regina Bibbs of Chicago on January 7, 2000;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, Regina Bibbs was born in Chicago on July 16,
6 1935, the daughter of Eddie Mae and Wilbur Hynes; she
7 graduated from Douglas Elementary School and Morgan Park High
8 School; and
9 WHEREAS, She married Earl Thomas Bibbs in 1953; this
10 union was blessed with two children, Earl Thomas, Jr. and
11 Derek Arnold; and
12 WHEREAS, She began work in 1961 with the Chicago Police
13 Department in the Communication Center as a Senior
14 Stenographer; from 1972 to 1992, she worked in the Bureaus of
15 Technical and Administrative Services; she was promoted in
16 1972 to Remote Terminal Operator in the Field Inquiry
17 Section; and
18 WHEREAS, In 1973, Mrs. Bibbs was promoted to Shift
19 Supervisor Terminal Operations, supervising remote terminal
20 operators in Field Inquiry, Gun Registration, and Records
21 Processing; in 1990, she was promoted to Clerk IV,
22 supervising the third watch clerical operations in Records
23 Processing; in 1992, she was transferred to Organized Crime,
24 supervising the 2nd watch clerical operations until her
25 retirement in 1997; and
26 WHEREAS, Mrs. Bibbs received a Department Commendation
27 for her dedicated work and retired with thirty-six years of
28 service with the Chicago Police Department, twenty-four of
29 those years as a supervisor; and
30 WHEREAS, Her passing will be deeply felt by her family
31 and friends, especially her sons, Earl, Jr. and Derek; her
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1 mother, Eddie Mae Falls; her daughter-in-law, Tanya; her
2 sister, Juanita Hynes; her brother, Wilbur Hynes, Jr.; her
3 grandchildren, Patrick, Anthony, Christopher, and Conlan; her
4 five great-grandchildren; and her nephew, Warren Landon
5 Hardin; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with sorrow
8 and regret the death of Regina Bibbs and extend our sincere
9 condolences to her family and friends; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
11 presented to the family of Regina Bibbs.