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91_SR0473 LRB9115246KBkb 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends 4 of Gwendolyn Woods, who recently passed away; and 5 WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Woods was born in Chicago, Illinois; 6 her parents were William and Bertha Jones; Gwendolyn Woods 7 was affectionately known as "GiGi" by her friends and loved 8 ones; and 9 WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Woods accepted Jesus Christ as her 10 Savior at an early age; she was baptized by Reverend Hawkins 11 at Trinity Baptist Church; in 1977 she joined Trinity United 12 Church of Christ and became active in the Newness of Life 13 Ministry; and 14 WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Woods was a graduate of Wendell 15 Phillips High School, received an Associate's degree from 16 Wilson Junior College, and later attended Roosevelt 17 University; in 1953 she married Lorenzo Woods; she retired 18 from the Illinois Department of Public Aid in 1992, after 19 twenty-three years of service; and 20 WHEREAS, The passing of Gwendolyn Woods will be deeply 21 felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her husband, 22 Lorenzo; her children, Lance and LaShonn (husband, Shawn); 23 her grandchildren, Lorenzo, Andrea, and Sierra; her sisters, 24 LaZane (husband, Hannibal) and Betty; her brother, Marvin 25 (wife, Marianne); her aunts, Loretta (husband, Joseph), and 26 Ruby Lee; her six sisters-in-law; her brother-in-law; her 27 nieces, nephews, special sisters "Just Us", her other family 28 members, and friends; therefore, be it 29 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL 30 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing 31 of Gwendolyn Woods and extend our sympathies to her family -2- LRB9115246KBkb 1 and friends; and be it further 2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 3 presented to the family of Gwendolyn Woods.