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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Lilly 
4Mae Patterson of Chicago, who passed away on July 1, 2023; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson was born in Marianna, 
6Arkansas on October 3, 1918; she moved to Chicago as a teenager 
7and attended DuSable High School and Wilson Junior College; 
8she married Wilbert Patterson in 1936, and they were together 
9for 47 years until his passing in 1983; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson worked for Cook County, the 
11City of Chicago, and the State
of Illinois; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson volunteered in the 4th Ward 
13of Chicago for over 50 years and served as a precinct captain; 
14and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson lived in the communities of 
16Bronzeville, Woodlawn, and South Shore and was an avid rider 
17of the CTA for over 70 years; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson was a member of Christ 
19Universal Temple for over 57 years; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson was known as a walking 
2English  teacher and historian; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson was a mother, grandmother, 
4great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother; therefore, be 
5it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
7HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
8we mourn the passing of
Lilly Mae Patterson and extend our 
9sincere
condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew 
10and loved
her; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

12presented to the family of Lilly Mae Patterson as an 
13expression of
our deepest sympathy.