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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of H. Yvonne McKinney, who passed away on
4 August 22, 2023; and
5 WHEREAS, Yvonne McKinney was born to Emanuel Hicks Sr. and
6 Addie Lee (Thomas) Hicks in Waukegan on February 11, 1944; she
7 was raised in Waukegan; she attended McAllister Grade School
8 and graduated from Waukegan Township High School; she married
9 Lee Edward Mason Sr. in 1962, and they had two children, Lee E.
10 Mason Jr. and Lisa E. Mason; she later married John McKinney in
11 1978, and they raised their four children, Lee Jr., Lisa,
12 Vicki, and Venus, together; and
13 WHEREAS, Yvonne McKinney started working at Abbott shortly
14 after completing high school and retired after 38 years of
15 service; and
16 WHEREAS, Yvonne McKinney was a member of First Corinthian
17 Missionary Baptist Church in North Chicago, where she
18 faithfully volunteered; and
19 WHEREAS, Yvonne McKinney was preceded in death by her
20 paternal grandparents, Alford and Mamie Hicks; her maternal
21 grandparents, Robert and Rosie Thomas; her parents; her
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1 grandson, Shawn Sotomayor; her brothers, Emanuel Hicks Jr. and
2 Tyrone Springs; and her sister, Brenda Mayfield; and
3 WHEREAS, Yvonne McKinney is survived by her husband, John
4 McKinney; her children, Lee E. Mason Jr., Lisa E. (Dillard)
5 Dabney, Vicki McKinney, and Venus (Carleton Sr.) Childs; her
6 grandchildren, Andre Brewton, Taylore Dabney, Darielle Hay,
7 Carleton Childs Jr., Naomi Childs, and Rebecca Childs; her
8 great-grandsons, Stone Brewton, Isaiah Childs, and Ezra
9 Childs; her siblings, Shirley Robinson, Gloria Jennings,
10 Vanessa (Fred) Washington, Surthal, Gregory, and Darrell
11 Hicks, Carolyn Gilliam, Patricia, Deborah, Phyllis, and Irene
12 Williams, Vonda (Robert) Hall, Caronn (Dale) Godbolt, and
13 Joyce Parker; her dear friend, Jacqueline Wilkins; and a
14 multitude of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore,
15 be it
16 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
17 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
18 H. Yvonne McKinney and extend our sincere condolences to her
19 family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
20 further
21 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22 presented to the family of Yvonne McKinney as an expression of
23 our deepest sympathy.
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