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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Merl Lee Butler on |
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| Saturday, April 1, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Merl Lee Snow was born on November 24, 1926, in |
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| Chicago to George and Mattie May Snow; she met and married |
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| James Butler on March 24, 1951; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Butler was an active member of the Churches |
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| of God and Christ and had attended Faith Temple (C.O.G.I.C.) |
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| for the past 20 years; she faithfully served on the Mothers |
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| Board and expressed her appreciation and gratitude for God's |
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| blessings, her life, and the fellowship and warmth she received |
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| from both friends and strangers throughout her lifetime; and
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| WHEREAS, She will be remembered for her love for her family |
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| and friends, her great sense of humor, her many candid remarks, |
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| and the warmth generated by her to her fellow man; she was the |
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| kind of woman who enjoyed life to the fullest, which meant she |
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| lived it serving her God; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Merl Lee Butler has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially her children, Howard Snow, Minister |
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| Gwennetta Smiley, Dr. Felicia Y. Blasingame (Zachary), and Rose |
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| Butler; her grandchildren, Toni, Ronald, Nena, Hassan, Chloe', |
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| and Devin; her great-grandchildren, Nina, Kayla, Imani, and |
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| Ronald III; her brother, Ernest Snow;
and her many cousins and |
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| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Merl Lee Butler, and we extend our sincere condolences to her |
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| family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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| further
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