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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| were saddened to learn of the death of Reverend Frank Clark of |
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| Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Frank Clark was born on May 10, 1923 to |
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| the union of William Henry Clark and Irene Mitchell in |
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| Vicksburg, Mississippi; he moved to Chicago as a child where he |
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| lived, attended school, and found his life's work as an |
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| ordained minister; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Clark's life was a testimony to his love |
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| of people as he ministered to his flock helping them through |
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| their many trials and tribulations; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Clark loved and enjoyed people more than |
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| anything else; he also had a fondness for competitive sports; |
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| he appreciated music, particularly gospel music; he enjoyed |
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| entertaining friends and family by singing gospel songs, |
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| including his favorites: There is No Secret In What God Can Do |
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| and Only Believe; another one of his favorites was Amazing |
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| Grace; and
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| WHEREAS, He will be missed and long remembered for his |
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| sense of humor and his delight in the people he served; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Clark is survived by his devoted wife of |
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| thirty-eight years, Lillian; his three daughters, Flora, |
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| Janice, and Wendy; from a former marriage, his four older |
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| children, Frances, Frank, Patricia, and Lloyd; and from a |
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| previous union, his son, F. Alexander Clark; and his |
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| grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, |
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| and a multitude of other family members; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |