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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Herbert Curlee Harris D.D.S., who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on March 29, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dr. Harris was born in Tucker, Arkansas to Lillie | ||||||
| 6 | Maud Tucker Harris and Emanuel Mason
Harris on February 4, | ||||||
| 7 | 1928; he attended Arkansas AM&N College (University of Arkansas | ||||||
| 8 | at Pine Bluff) and served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the | ||||||
| 9 | Korean War; he continued his studies at Meharry Medical
College | ||||||
| 10 | in Nashville, Tennessee, where he earned a Doctorate of Dental | ||||||
| 11 | Surgery in 1959; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Dr. Harris completed an internship in oral surgery | ||||||
| 13 | at Harlem Hospital
in New York City and received his | ||||||
| 14 | professional diploma in 1960; he earned
a Master of Public | ||||||
| 15 | Health in 1976 from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Harris operated a successful dental practice | ||||||
| 17 | in Chicago for over 30 years; he was
also the proprietor of the | ||||||
| 18 | Chatham Avalon Health Center, one of
the largest Black-owned | ||||||
| 19 | medical centers in Chicago; he made real estate investments in
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| 20 | Chicago and Freeport, Bahamas; he was the founder and CEO of | ||||||
| 21 | the former Daniel Hale
Williams Health Center and president of | ||||||
| 22 | the Lincoln Dental Society; he was on the board of trustees
and | ||||||
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| 1 | president of the National Alumni Association for Meharry | ||||||
| 2 | Medical College; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Dr. Harris was a lifetime member of the National | ||||||
| 4 | NAACP; he was listed in Who's Who in America and
received the | ||||||
| 5 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UNPB) Legacy Award in | ||||||
| 6 | 2017; he has received numerous honors and awards over the years
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| 7 | for his generous contributions of both time and money to his | ||||||
| 8 | undergraduate alma mater, UAPB,
Meharry Medical College, and to | ||||||
| 9 | the Chicagoland community at large; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Dr. Harris's memberships included the Alpha Phi | ||||||
| 11 | Alpha Fraternity, the Lambs Club, the Original
Forty Club, The | ||||||
| 12 | National Dental Association, and The American Public Health | ||||||
| 13 | Association; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Dr. Harris was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Harris is survived by his wife of 60 years, | ||||||
| 17 | Mildred, and numerous nieces, nephews, family members,
and | ||||||
| 18 | friends; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 21 | Herbert Curlee Harris D.D.S. and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
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| 1 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 2 | it further
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| 3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to the family of Dr. Harris as an expression of our | ||||||
| 5 | deepest sympathy.
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