MEMORAL-WILLIE M. HEMPHILL

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SR0834
LRB104 13068 MST 25002 r
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of Willie Mae (Frazier) Hemphill, who
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passed away on March 25, 2025; and

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WHEREAS, Willie Hemphill was born in Little Rock, Arkansas
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to Fred and Ethel Lee Frazier on October 4, 1942, the sixth of
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15 siblings; she attended Hayti Central School in Hayti,
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Missouri; she married James "Teddy" Hemphill in 1961, becoming
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stepmother to his sons, Anthony and Derrick, and eventually
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mother to Carlos, Sedrick, and Timothy; and

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WHEREAS, Willie Hemphill's family moved to Chicago, where
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she managed several restaurants; she returned to Little Rock
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after her sons graduated from high school and pursued a career
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in the medical field, where she worked as a lab technician and
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phlebotomist; she also worked as a substitute teacher for the
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Little Rock School District and eventually retired from the
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State of Arkansas; and

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WHEREAS, Willie Hemphill had a passion for service and
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served as assistant caretaker for Daisy Bates, the prominent
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activist and leader of the Little Rock Nine, who played a
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pivotal role in ending school segregation; and

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LRB104 13068 MST 25002 r
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WHEREAS, Willie Hemphill was affectionately known as
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Willie Mae, Willie, or Mae; she was a member of St. John's
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Missionary Baptist Church in Little Rock and then Fellowship
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Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago; and

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WHEREAS, Willie Hemphill returned to Chicago and
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volunteered with the Community Table until October 2025;
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therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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Willie Mae (Frazier) Hemphill and extend our sincere
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condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
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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 Willie Hemphill as an expression of
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our deepest sympathy.

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