MEMORIAL-BETTIE J. JORDAN

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HR0552
LRB104 16290 LAW 29675 r
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Bettie
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Jean Jordan, who passed away on November 4, 2025; and

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WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan was born to James and Viola Jordan
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in Chicago on February 27, 1944; she committed to her faith at
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an early age at Greater Mt. Sinai Baptist Church; she attended
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Chicago Public Schools and graduated from John Marshall High
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School in 1961; she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees
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in nursing; she met her partner, Ivan Williams, in 1985; and

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WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan started her nursing career at
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Garfield Park Hospital, later named Bethany Hospital, located
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on Chicago's West Side; she was a dedicated and diligent nurse
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who took pride in taking care of her patients; she retired from
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Rush Oak Park Hospital in Illinois after practicing nursing
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for more than 30 years with a specialty in dialysis nursing;
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and

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WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan was also an entrepreneur and a
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co-founder of Shir-Bet Beauty Spa, a business that became a
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pillar of the Maywood community and beyond; she was a skilled
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esthetician and nail technician, building an extensive
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clientele list of individuals who turned into lifelong friends

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and family; and

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WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan was a founding member of We Women,
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a women's empowerment group focused on unity, charity, and
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social events; she was also an active, dedicated, and proud
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member of the John Marshall High School Alumni Association,
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serving as its membership chairperson and taking pride in
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providing community service, hosting events, and attending all
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school events; and

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WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan was regarded as a social butterfly,
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making friends wherever she went, and a fashionista who
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enjoyed shopping and spending money on her family and herself;
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she also enjoyed traveling and seeing the world; and

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WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan, affectionately known as "Auntie
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Bettie", served as a mother figure to all of her nieces and
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nephews, and she enjoyed taking them on adventures to
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experience new things; she will be remembered for living her
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life to the fullest, lighting up every room she entered, and
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being a mover and shaker who knew how to take care of business
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and get things done; and

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WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan was preceded in death by her
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parents and her sisters, Doris, Delores, Jeraldine, and
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Janice; and

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WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan is survived by her sister, Shirley
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Abel; her partner of 40 years, Ivan Williams; and a host of
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nieces, nephews, family, and friends; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we mourn the passing of Bettie Jean Jordan and extend our
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sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew
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and loved her; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Bettie Jordan as an expression of
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our deepest sympathy.

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