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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Bobby Joe Taylor of Rock Island, who 
4passed away on July 5, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Bobby Joe Taylor was born in Centreville, Iowa to 
6Lillian F. (Jones) Barnett on  January 16, 1958; he was an 
7all-star athlete in wrestling and football for Rock Island High 
8School, where he graduated in 1976; he enlisted in the U.S. 
9Army on April 19, 1977 and served for six years; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Bobby Joe Taylor loved to cook and worked as a 
11cook for several Quad-City restaurants, including Bishop's 
12Buffet, the Old Country Buffet, and a local casino; he also 
13worked several years for United Cerebral Palsy; and
  
 
  
14    WHEREAS, Bobby Joe Taylor was preceded in death by his 
15mother, Lillian F. (Jones) Barnett; his brother, Robert James 
16Taylor Sr.; and his sister, Sandra J. Taylor; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Bobby Joe Taylor is survived by his daughter, 
18LaTasha Hickman; his grandchildren, Bernard Harris Jr., 
19Juanita Hickman, and Sean Allen Jr.; his siblings,  Arnold 
20Barnett and Lynette Taylor; his nieces, Lillian Taylor, Rosalyn 
21Taylor, and Cyd Gaddis; his nephews, Larrin Taylor and Robert 
 
 
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1James Taylor Jr.; his great-granddaughters, Serenity and 
2Alayna Harris; and numerous  great-nieces, great-nephews, 
3cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
6Bobby Joe Taylor and extend our sincere condolences to his 
7family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
8further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to  the family of  Bobby Joe Taylor as an expression of 
11our deepest sympathy.