MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 6, 2013
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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Hilda Marshall
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WHEREAS, Hilda Marshall was born May 31, 1926 in Natchez, Mississippi to Marshall and Elmira Titus; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Marshall was called to eternal rest too soon; and
WHEREAS, Hilda was reunited with her parents and her siblings R.J. Lindsay, Ethel Walter, Wilson Titus and Vivian Titus, who preceded her in death; and
WHEREAS, Hilda is survived by her daughters Paulette Marshall, Pauline Marshall, Norma Ofei and Christine Marshall-Hart; her sons Norman Marshall and Jerome Marshall; her sisters Catherine Thomas, Gladys Morris, Thelma Diggs and Mary Louise Titus; thirteen grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Marshall was raised in Natchez, one of nine children, and was playfully known as "Baby Sis"; and
WHEREAS, Hilda met her sweetheart, Norman C. Marshall in New York City, where the two were married before moving to Chicago Heights; and
WHEREAS, Hilda and Norman were the proud parents of six children; and
WHEREAS, Hilda worked for the City of Chicago Department of Human Resources as a custodian for over twenty years; and
WHEREAS, a beautiful person who gave her all to others, especially her family, Hilda never met a stranger she would not help and would welcome anyone into her home; and
WHEREAS, a member of the Decatur Seven Day Adventist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, Hilda was deeply faithful and was comforted by the unwavering assurance that God was in control of everything; 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, extend our sympathy and condolences to the family of Hilda Marshall; 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 family of Hilda Marshall.
Dated: June 6, 2013
Approved: KATHLEEN THERESE MEANY, President; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Vice-President; MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, Chairman, Committee on Finance; MICHAEL A. ALVAREZ; FRANK AVILA; CYNTHIA M. SANTOS; DEBRA SHORE; KARI K. STEELE; PATRICK D. THOMPSON, Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality: Ronald M. Hill, General Counsel