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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ernest |
| 4 | | Vincent Sr., who passed away on December 31, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ernest Vincent was born in Hazlehurst, |
| 6 | | Mississippi to Eddie and Willie Mae Vincent on May 27, 1943; he |
| 7 | | graduated from Damascus Elementary School and from Parrish High |
| 8 | | School in April of 1961; he graduated from Utica Junior College |
| 9 | | in Mississippi in May of 1963; he joined the U.S. Army in May |
| 10 | | of 1965 and was honorably discharged in May of 1971; among his |
| 11 | | many military commendations include the Rifle Marksman Badge, |
| 12 | | the National Defense Service Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal; |
| 13 | | he married Sandra "Bonita" Criner on June 29, 1974; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ernest Vincent worked for 18 years at the National |
| 15 | | Castings Corporation; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Ernest Vincent was affectionately known as |
| 17 | | "Dada"; his home was always open to anyone in need and he made |
| 18 | | sure his children and grandchildren had everything they needed |
| 19 | | to be successful in life; in September of 1955 at the age of |
| 20 | | 12, he was baptized and joined the Damascus Church in |
| 21 | | Hazlehurst, and in 1990, he joined the Monument of Faith |
| 22 | | Church; he always enjoyed the annual family vacations; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ernest Vincent was preceded in death by his wife, |
| 2 | | Sandra; his daughter, Roshantta Criner; his
parents; his |
| 3 | | siblings, John L., Mary, Roy, Inez, Frances Lottie, and Bertha; |
| 4 | | his father-in-law, Sam Henry
Criner; and his mother-in-law, |
| 5 | | Mary Lee Wiggly; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ernest Vincent is survived by his children, Evelyn |
| 7 | | Dawson, Keith (Karen) Criner, Ernest Moore,
Tremayne (Deborah) |
| 8 | | Criner, William "DJ" (Valerie) Moore, Christopher (Shauntrece) |
| 9 | | Vincent Sr., and
Carita (Eliathan) Smith Sr.; his |
| 10 | | grandchildren, Krystal, Allan, Nefertiti, Kierstan, Trenzel, |
| 11 | | Da'Shayla,
Zamare, Whitney, Nigel, Eliathan Jr., Rondre, Zion, |
| 12 | | Eliyana, Chrislynn, Jerome, and Ethan; his |
| 13 | | great-grandchildren,
Kai, Lailyn, and Kaleb; his siblings, |
| 14 | | Eddie Vincent, Dorothy Patterson, and Dr.
Charles (Delores) |
| 15 | | Vincent; his mother-in-law, Shirley Criner; his |
| 16 | | sisters-in-law, Beverly Jenkins, Pamela (Steve)
Barlow, Rosie |
| 17 | | Wiggly, and Letitia Austin; his brothers-in-law, Roosevelt |
| 18 | | Wiggly, Henry Bell, and Tyrane
Wiggly; his god-sister, Marsha |
| 19 | | Blackwell; his god-daughters, Delores Williams, Sandra Hamlin, |
| 20 | | and Tyeresa
(Chris) Vaval; and numerous nieces, nephews, |
| 21 | | cousins, other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 23 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |