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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of Amanda C. Wright, who passed away
5 on March 4, 2002; and
6 WHEREAS, Amanda C. Wright was born on February 17, 1930
7 in East St. Louis, Illinois; she was the fourth of eight
8 children born to the union of John Wesley Smith and Wilmer
9 Robinson Smith; and
10 WHEREAS, Mrs. Wright was educated in the East St. Louis
11 Public School system, graduating from Lincoln Senior High
12 School in 1947; she also attended State Community College in
13 East St. Louis; and
14 WHEREAS, On January 1, 1950, Amanda C. Wright married the
15 late John Lenn Wright of East St. Louis; to this union, four
16 children were produced, Deborah Lynn, Denise Jovita, Wesley
17 Ed, and Daphne Jacquette; and
18 WHEREAS, Mrs. Wright accepted Christ at an early age;
19 although she never officially joined Pilgrim Temple C.M.E.
20 Church, she considered it her church home where she helped
21 support various church activities and programs for the past
22 40 years; and
23 WHEREAS, Mrs. Wright was employed by the United States
24 Postal Service and later went on to work as a Teacher's Aide
25 within East St. Louis School District 189's Project Follow
26 Through program; she retired from the district several years
27 ago as a Special Education Auxiliary Aide; and
28 WHEREAS, The passing of Amanda C. Wright will be deeply
29 felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her daughters,
30 Deborah Wright, Denise (Maurice) Donnan, and Daphne (Rozmond)
31 Dorsey; her son, Wesley (Kimberly) Wright; her grandchildren,
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1 Anson Donnan, Taylor Wright, and Alexander Dorsey; her
2 brother, Jordan (Evelyn) Smith; her sisters, Emma (Edward)
3 Oliver and Ora Smith; her sisters-in-law, Alvedia Smith and
4 Mabeline Wright Miller; her special cousins, June and Travis
5 Lane; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends;
6 therefore, be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 we mourn, along with all who knew her, the death of Amanda C.
10 Wright of East St. Louis, Illinois; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the family of Amanda C. Wright with our sincere
13 condolences.
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