Illinois HR 483: MEMORIAL-YOLANDA ORANGE-BERRY

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HR0483LRB104 15571 LAW 28737 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Yolanda 

4Ngini Orange-Berry, who passed away on September 13, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Yolanda Orange-Berry was born to Guy Orange Jr. 

6and Mabel Orange on November 17, 1976; in her youth, she was a 

7member of The Soul Children of Chicago, through which she and 

8her voice ministered to others; she attended Mark Sheridan 

9Math & Science Academy in Chicago, and she later became a 

10member of the National Honor Society; she graduated from 

11Lindblom Technical High School in 1994; she attended Southern 

12University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for two years; during 

13this time, she welcomed her daughter, Donnisha Lanaee'; she 

14continued her education, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 

15Psychology from the University of Illinois Chicago in 1999; 

16she later obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Counseling 

17from Eastern Illinois University in 2006; she married Deon 

18Berry Sr. on September 6, 2008, and they had one son, Deon 

19Berry Jr.; and

20 WHEREAS, Yolanda Orange-Berry, throughout her career, 

21served as a caseworker with the Illinois Department of 

22Children and Family Services (DCFS), the Teen Parenting 

23Service Network (TSPN), Ada S. McKinley Services, and her own 

HR0483- 2 -LRB104 15571 LAW 28737 r

1private practice, Learning the Unknown; she also operated a 

2Generational Anointed apparel business and served as a board 

3member of Reclaiming Mind Therapy & Wellness and TEDx Talks, 

4where she worked tirelessly to provide guidance, hope, and 

5stability to those in need; and

6 WHEREAS, Yolanda Orange-Berry was an advocate who spoke on