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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Reverend |
| 4 | | Marcethia Lynette Scales, who passed away on May 13, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Scales was born in Chicago to Marcel |
| 6 | | Martin and Margaret Peterson on May 2, 1961; early in life, she |
| 7 | | taught herself how to play the piano and keyboard, and she |
| 8 | | committed to her faith at the First Baptist Church in Melrose |
| 9 | | Park under the leadership of the Reverend Henry McNelty; she |
| 10 | | graduated from John Marshall High School and then pursued a |
| 11 | | degree in mathematics at the Florida Institute of Technology; |
| 12 | | and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Scales was employed at the McDonald |
| 14 | | Corporation in Oakbrook for many years; she later moved on to |
| 15 | | Hendrickson Bumper & Steel, a Bohler Company, in Joliet, where |
| 16 | | she was a devoted and enthusiastic employee; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Scales joined the Christian Unity |
| 18 | | Missionary Baptist Church (CUC) in Bellwood under the |
| 19 | | leadership of Pastor Willie B. Dugan in 1993; she was ordained |
| 20 | | as a minister of the Gospel on October 24, 2001; with her |
| 21 | | strong passion to serve at her home church, she taught Sunday |
| 22 | | School, was a member of the Ministerial staff, a prayer |
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| 1 | | warrior, and president of the choir, as well as part of the |
| 2 | | King Daughters Ministry, and the Shepherd's Ministry; through |
| 3 | | her sermons, prayers, and songs, she uplifted many spirits and |
| 4 | | led many closer to their faith; she never hesitated to go |
| 5 | | beyond the call of duty to serve and assist whenever and |
| 6 | | wherever she could; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Scales was awarded the King Daughters |
| 8 | | Remarkable Woman Award in 2017; she enjoyed sewing, embroidery, |
| 9 | | and spending time with her family; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Scales was preceded in death by her |
| 11 | | grandparents, Isaac and Lucille Underwood; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Scales is survived by her mother, |
| 13 | | Margaret Holmes; her son, James Sean Scales; her sisters, |
| 14 | | Rosalind Holder, Eva (Darryl) Holder, and Jimmette (Robbie) |
| 15 | | Barkley; her special friend, Brandon Barker; her CUC family; |
| 16 | | and her many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, |
| 17 | | cousins, relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 20 | | mourn the passing of Reverend Marcethia Lynette Scales and |
| 21 | | extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all |
| 22 | | who knew and loved her; and be it further
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