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SR 293

MEMORIAL-BLANCHIE WHITE WILCOX

104th Regular Session Introduced by Mike Hastings

Ceremonial Senate resolution mourning Blanchie B. White Wilcox, expressing condolences to her family and memorializing her life of faith and service; copy presented to family.

Resolution Adopted
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Bill Summary · SR 293

Summary — SR 293 (Memorial: Blanchie B. White Wilcox)

Overview

SR 293 is a ceremonial Senate resolution mourning the death of Blanchie B. White Wilcox and extending condolences to her family and friends. The resolution recounts her life, community and church service, employment history, and family relationships, and directs that a suitable copy of the resolution be presented to her family as an expression of sympathy.

Main purpose

  • To formally record the Senate’s sorrow at the passing of Blanchie B. White Wilcox and to extend the body’s sympathy to her survivors.
  • To memorialize her life and public service in the legislative record and to provide a copy of the resolution to her family.

Key provisions and content

  • Expresses mourning and condolences on the death of Blanchie B. White Wilcox (deceased April 16, 2025).
  • Summarizes biographical and community details, including:
    • Born May 30, 1935, in Chickasaw, Arkansas; raised and educated in Arkansas.
    • Married Carl Lee White Sr. on January 16, 1951; the couple had eight children.
    • Relocated to Chicago in 1957 and became active in New Zion M.B. Church (later Joshua M.B. Church); served as first lady of that church when her husband became pastor in April 1964.
    • Later membership and service at Sweet Kingdom M.B. Church and, after moving to Markham, at Victory Christian International Ministries (led by her son, Apostle Carl White Jr.).
    • Employment: more than 20 years at General Electric (GE) Motors (retired 1991); later worked as a home health aide at Waterford Estates Nursing Home before retiring to care for a relative.
    • Personal attributes: noted for faith, gospel music, compassion, and service as a matriarch and spiritual mother to many.
  • Lists individuals who preceded her in death (parents, grandparents, a son, a grandson, siblings, and the father of her children) and lists numerous surviving family members (children, grandchildren, great‑grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews, and other relatives). (Some survivor names in the provided text are partially garbled.)

Who is affected

  • This is a non‑binding, ceremonial resolution. Its primary “effect” is symbolic: recognition for the deceased and formal condolences to her family, friends, church communities, and others who knew her.
  • No fiscal or regulatory impacts.

Procedural timeline and status

  • Introduced: March 17, 2025 (per materials provided).
  • Read and Adopted: March 19, 2025 (and other recorded readings/filings on March–May 2025).
  • Reported enrolled and filed with Senate Secretary (records show activity through May 7–8, 2025).
  • Status reported as: Resolution Adopted.

Note on source text

The provided document appears to contain two different resolutions combined: the memorial for Blanchie B. White Wilcox (described above) and a separate resolution congratulating the Pierce County (GA) girls golf team (also labeled S.R. 293), with listed sponsors who are Georgia state senators. This suggests an administrative or formatting merge of two distinct resolutions. Users seeking official details should consult the enrolling office or legislative clerk for the final enrolled text and the correct jurisdictional record.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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