MEMORIAL RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE OF BEATRICE HOLLEY SUMLIN
WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that the City Council of the City of Chicago has been informed of the death of Beatrice Holley Sumlin; and
WHEREAS, God in His infinite wisdom had chosen to call His precious daughter, Beatrice Holley Sumlin home to her eternal reward Monday, May 18, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Beatrice was born December 30, 1939 in Birmingham Alabama, to her loving parents, Buford Holley and Jessie Mae Lindsey and she was their only child. She received her education from Lincoln Elementary School, Parker High School and later graduated from Wendell Phillips High School; and
WHEREAS, Symbolic of the strength and solidity of family life, Beatrice was joined in Holy Matrimony to Thomas Sumlin, a young man who was her first and only love. This loving couple moved to Chicago where they began their family; five beautiful children, Stanley, Gregory, Jesse, Aliscia and Darlehe. Betrice's mother soon moved into the Sumlin Family home to be near her daughter, son-in-law and later her wonderful grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Beatrice, a determined and hard working woman, moved her family out of the projects of Cabrini Green and into their first home. As a vested member in her community she first began working as a volunteer for the 8th Ward Regular Democratic Organization under the direction of the late Committeeman John H. Stroger, Jr.; she gained employment as a Deputy Sheriff of Cook County; a clerk for the Markham Courthouse and later held an executive position for the Cook County Department of Highway; and
WHEREAS, Beatrice Holley Sumlin was a dynamic public speaker, and for over three decades she was the Committeewoman of the 8th Ward Regular Democratic Organization. Her hard work, loyalty and dedication to the citizens of her grateful community will remain embedded in the hearts of all who knew and loved her; and
WHEREAS, In a lifetime filled with inspiration and strengthened by a solid religio...
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