MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY 21, 2008
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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Roberta Calyen
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WHEREAS, Roberta Calyen was called to eternal rest on February 12, 2008; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Calyen was born in Lexington, Mississippi on June 5, 1926 to Henry Smith and Clara Raleigh; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Calyen moved to Chicago in 1946, met and married Richard C. Calyen in 1947 and was the proud mother of five children; and
WHEREAS, as an adult, Mrs. Calyen was an active and devout member of the Mt. Hebron Missionary Baptist Church and, later, the Christian Valley Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Calyen, lovingly known as “Madea” and “Aunt Tootsie, who enjoyed gardening and socializing with neighbors and friends on her front porch; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Calyen was the matriarch of the Calyen family; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Calyen came from a close-knit family, leaving behind her brother, Sam Smith and her children, Alberta Frencher, Clementine Gilbert (Melvin), and Anthony Calyen, fourteen beloved grandchildren and thirteen beloved great-grand children; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Calyen was preceded in death by three sisters, Clara, Azalee and Annie, two brothers, “G” and Buddy, two children, Shirley Deer and Ricky Calyen, and one grandson, Richard Darnell Calyen; and
WHEREAS, countless people mourn the passing of this wonderful woman who lived her life as a child of God and instilled in her family a legacy of love and dedication,
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 Roberta Calyen, 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 Roberta Calyen.
Dated: February 21, 2008
Approved: TERRENCE J. O’BRIEN, President; KATHLEEN THERESE MEANY, Vice-President; GLORIA ALITTO MAJEWSKI, Chairman, Committee on Finance; FRANK AVILA; PATRICIA HORTON; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN; CYNTHIA M. SANTOS; DEBRA SHORE; PATRICIA YOUNG Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality: Frederick Feldman, Attorney