MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 6, 2018
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring the memory of Adelaide Corrine Morgan
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WHEREAS, Adelaide Corrine Morgan was born on November 4, 1937 to Sam and Drucilla Gage, the fourth of five children in her family; and
WHEREAS, Adelaide spent her early childhood in Demopolis, Alabama, attending Eastern Star Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, she attended US Jones High School and Alabama State University; and
WHEREAS, Adelaide moved to Chicago in 1956 to start her family and career; and
WHEREAS, her first son, Houston Morgan Jr. was born in 1958, followed by her second son Darius Lamar in 1962; and
WHEREAS, she was employed by the United States Postal Service in clerk and supervisory roles for over twenty-five years; and
WHEREAS, upon her retirement, she was active in numerous civic endeavors, including advocacy efforts in her Chicago Austin neighborhood and volunteer efforts with local senior citizen initiatives; and
WHEREAS, Adelaide departed this life on October 25, 2018 after a strong and valiant fight against breast cancer; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and staff, do hereby honor the memory of Adelaide Corrine Morgan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and that a copy of same, suitably engrossed, be presented to the Morgan family.
Dated: December 6, 2018
Approved: MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, President; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Vice President; FRANK AVILA, Chairman, Committee on Finance; CAMERON DAVIS; KIMBERLY DU BUCLET; MARCELINO GARCIA; JOSINA MORITA; DEBRA SHORE; KARI K. STEELE; Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality: Susan T. Morakalis, General Counsel