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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Herbert 
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Bias, Sr. of Chicago, who passed away on March 6, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Herbert Bias, Sr. was born on September 30, 1939 
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in Harriston, Mississippi; he relocated to Chicago in 1962; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He and his wife, Ann, opened their first McDonalds 
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Restaurant in 1984; together, they went on to operate McDonalds 
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on 87th and Wabash, 65th and Stony Island, 115th and St. 
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Lawrence, and 95th and Jeffrey streets on Chicago's southside; 
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Mr. Bias was an active member of the Black McDonalds Owners 
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Association and involved with community and social concerns; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 2002 Mr. Bias was selected to be a torch bearer 
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at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Herbert Bias Sr. is survived by his wife, Ann; his 
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son, Herbert Bias, Jr.; his daughter, Joy Johnson (the past 
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president of the NBA Wives Behind the Bench; son-in-law and 
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former NBA basketball player Eddie Johnson, who played for the 
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Seattle Supersonics, Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets, 
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Indiana Pacers, and Houston Rockets; his three grandchildren; 
 


 






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his brother, his two sisters; his six sisters-in-law; his six 
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brothers-in-law; and many other relatives and friends; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of 
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Herbert Bias, Sr. and extend our condolences at this time; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Herbert Bias, Sr. as a symbol of our 
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sympathy.