MEMORIAL-CELESTE TAYLOR

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SR0852
LRB104 21996 LAW 38010 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 Celeste Cavalier Banks Sawyer Taylor,
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who passed away on May 10, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, Celeste Taylor was born to Willie Winslow Banks
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and Henrietta Odalie Bryant Banks in New Orleans, Louisiana on
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September 3, 1935; while residing in New Orleans, she attended
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Berean Center Kindergarten, McDonogh #36 Elementary School,
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Valena C. Jones Elementary School, Gilbert Academy, and
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McDonogh #35 Senior High School; and

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WHEREAS, Celeste Taylor proceeded to attend Alabama State
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University in Montgomery and DePaul University in Chicago;
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during her studies, she became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha
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Sorority, Incorporated in 1954; and

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WHEREAS, Celeste Taylor married Eugene Sawyer Jr., and
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they had three children; she later married Roosevelt Taylor
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Jr., and she became a stepmother and step-grandmother; and

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WHEREAS, Celeste Taylor committed to her faith at an early
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age, being first baptized as an infant at First Street
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Methodist Church in New Orleans; upon her request as a young
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adult, she received her second baptism, again at First Street

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Methodist Church; in Illinois, she obtained her third baptism
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by immersion at Wesley United Methodist Church in Harvey in
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1983; and

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WHEREAS, Celeste Taylor was preceded in death by her
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sister, Adelaide "A.J."; her first husband; her second
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husband; and her infant granddaughter, Shannon Eugene Sawyer;
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and

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WHEREAS, Celeste Taylor is survived by her children,
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Shedrick Eugene, Sheryl Celeste, and Roderick Terrence; her
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children-in-law, Winston B. McGill Jr. and Cheryll Denise
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Aikens; her grandchildren, Jessica Celeste Sawyer, Alexandria
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Roswita Sawyer, Sydni Celeste Sawyer, and Roderick Terrence
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"Sonny" Sawyer Jr.; her great-granddaughter, Mason Rose
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Robinson; her stepchildren, Roseylyne, Rhoda, and Rachel; her
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step-grandchildren; her siblings; her nieces, nephews, and
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cousins; her St. Mark A.M.E. Zion Church family; and her
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friends and neighbors; 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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Celeste Cavalier Banks Sawyer Taylor 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 Celeste Taylor as an expression of
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our deepest sympathy.

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