RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of Chicago City Council are saddened to learn of the death of Doris lvy# who passed away on June 29, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Doris Ivy's early years were spent in Alton, Illinois, along the Mississippi River; her family moved to Chicago when she was 7, and she attended Waller High School, now Lincoln Park High School; she married Arthur Lee Crume Sr. and then later married Augusta Ivy in 1951; and
WHEREAS, Doris Ivy had 10 children — Arthur, Diane, Loretta, Patricia, Teresa, Andrew, Lawrence, Dennis, Leonard and Shirley— and was preceded in death by Dennis, Leonard and Shirley; her devotion to her family, children and grandchildren was unparalleled; she worked various jobs in the service industry and also helped her husband in their many flourishing business ventures on the West Side of Chicago all while raising her children; and
WHEREAS, Doris Ivy received a kidney transplant in 1991; this second chance at life inspired her brother, Secretary of State Jesse White, to become a strong advocate for organ and tissue donation and to make the Organ/Tissue Donor Registry a priority of his administration; and
WHEREAS, Doris Ivy served as an election judge, and for more than 30 years, she volunteered to help coordinate a ham and turkey distribution for senior citizens, headed by Secretary White; and
WHEREAS, Doris Ivy enjoyed singing at her church, Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church, and organizing weekly bingo games for seniors in the residential high rise where she lived; she was a gifted cook; and
WHEREAS, Doris Ivy had a heart to serve and was a faithful member ofthe William V. Banks Grand Lodge Order ofthe Eastern Stars for 25 years, where she was the Worthy Matron ofthe Christ Love Chapter, leading
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women in bible study groups and helping them develop leadership and life skills; and
WHEREAS, Doris Ivy is survived by her brother, Secretary of State Jesse White; her sister, Cora; seven of her 10 children; 12 of her 17 grand...
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