MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 2012
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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Patricia Kay Crayton
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WHEREAS, Patricia Kay Crayton was born September 19, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois to Roosevelt and Melinda (Fair) Crayton, the eleventh child and baby of the family; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Crayton was called to eternal rest too soon; and
WHEREAS, Patricia was reunited with her parents, her brothers Willie, Roosevelt, Ollie, Ernest and Lawrence and her sister Elease who preceded her in death; and
WHEREAS, Patricia is survived by her son Christian Ja’van; her four sisters Barbara (John), Irene (Oni), Vera and Denise (Stephen); three brothers Willie (Katie), Albert and Calvin; several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, one great-grand niece, many cousins and friends; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Crayton attended Sumner Elementary and graduated from John Hay Elementary, was an alumnus of Austin High School and earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Broadcast Communications from Columbia University; and
WHEREAS, Patricia was a deeply faithful person, baptized at the age of ten at St. Mark’s Church in Vicksburg, Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Crayton wrote for the Chicago Defender and was once interviewed by Pam Zekman for a journalist position at NBC 5; and
WHEREAS, The family and friends of Patricia Kay Crayton, nicknamed “Tricky” by her father, will miss her love and devotion; especially her son Christian, who was the love of her life; 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 Patricia Kay Crayton; 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, suitable engrossed, be presented to the family of Patricia Kay Crayton.
Dated: February 2, 2012
Approved: TERRENCE J. O’BRIEN, President; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Vice President; CYNTHIA M. SANTOS, Chairman, Committee on Finance; MICHAEL A. ALVAREZ; FRANK AVILA; PATRICIA HORTON; KATHLEEN THERESE MEANY; DEBRA SHORE; MARIYANA SPYROPOULOS; Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality: Ronald M. Hill, General Counsel