Illinois SR 840: MEMORIAL - JOHN W. PAPA

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SR0840LRB104 22230 ECR 38552 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Kamaria Laurette Gross, who passed 

4away on April 26, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Kamaria Gross was born to Karen Laurette Bozeman 

6and James Oliver Gross in Chicago on January 24, 1984; she 

7attended the Beasley Academy Center; she graduated from 

8Whitney Young High School with honors in 2002, where she was 

9involved in extracurricular activities, including as a member 

10of the dance team and co-captain of the pompon squad; and

11 WHEREAS, Kamaria Gross attended business school and earned 

12a bachelor's degree from the school of communications at 

13Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she was inducted 

14into the Global Ambassadors Program, traveling to Austria, the 

15Czech Republic, and Hungary and was a member of the Alpha Kappa 

16Alpha Sorority, Alpha Chapter; she later received a master's 

17degree in human resources from Loyola Business School in May 

182011; and

19 WHEREAS, Kamaria Gross completed two summer internships at 

20the Chicago Housing Authority; she also worked in human 

21resources at the University of Chicago Regenstein Library, 

22with vendor compliance at the Chicago Housing Authority, and 

SR0840- 2 -LRB104 22230 ECR 38552 r

1in vender contract compliance and management with the security 

2department of the Chicago Transit Authority; and

3 WHEREAS, Kamaria Gross is survived by her parents; her 

4daughter, Kaiden Collins; her partner and friend, Michael 

5Collins; her siblings, Jabari Gross and Robyn Wheatley McCoy; 

6her aunts, Melissa Bozeman Wolfsohn, Levada Gross Moore, and 

7Evelyn Gross; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins;