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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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| learned with regret of the death of Frederick "Stokie" Stokes |
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| of East St. Louis on Thursday, April 8, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stokes was born on December 19, 1937, in St. |
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| Louis, Missouri, to William and Lavondia Stokes; he attended |
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| East St. Louis public schools, graduating from Lincoln Senior |
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| High School; he attended McKendree College, where he received |
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| his bachelor of science degree; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stokes entered the U.S. armed forces and |
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| received an honorable discharge; he then was employed by |
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| McDonnell Douglas Air Craft Corp.; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stokes served as an elementary school teacher |
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| at the Charles Manners Elementary School in District 189; he |
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| retired from the district in 1994; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Frederick "Stokie" Stokes has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Shirley; his sons, J. |
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| Frederick Stokes, Leon (Nicki) Sims, and Larry Sims; his |
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| sisters, Gwendolyn Moore, Geneva Stokes, Judy Kelly, and Sharon |
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| (Howell) Granger; his stepsister, Shirley Holmes; his uncle, |
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| Charles Merrits Sr.; his aunts, Willa Mae Williams and Ora B. |
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| Howard; his 6 sisters-in-law and 4 brothers-in-law; and his |
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| many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, |
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| cousins, other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Frederick "Stokie" Stokes, and we extend our deepest sympathy |
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| to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
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| it further
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