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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives, State Representative Monique D. Davis, and | ||||||
| 4 | the members of the House Black Caucus, Esther Golar, Annazette | ||||||
| 5 | Collins, Marlow Colvin, William Davis, Kenneth Dunkin, Mary | ||||||
| 6 | Flowers, LaShawn Ford, Deborah Graham, Constance Howard, | ||||||
| 7 | Charles Jefferson, Elga Jefferies, Al Riley, David Miller, | ||||||
| 8 | Milton Patterson, Art Turner, Eddie Washington, Karen | ||||||
| 9 | Yarbrough, and Wyvetter Younge wish to express their | ||||||
| 10 | condolences to the family of Bernie Mac; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, more famously known | ||||||
| 12 | as the comedian Bernie Mac, was born on the Southside of | ||||||
| 13 | Chicago on October 5, 1957; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Bernie Mac attended the Chicago Vocational Career | ||||||
| 15 | Academy, where he produced talent shows for neighborhood | ||||||
| 16 | children and performed his own improvisation sketches; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Bernie Mac overcame many obstacles to make it from | ||||||
| 18 | the impoverished streets of Chicago's Englewood neighborhood | ||||||
| 19 | to a Hollywood success; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Although Bernie Mac became a professional | ||||||
| 21 | comedian in 1977 at the age of 19, when he took his act to | ||||||
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| 1 | comedy clubs in Chicago; before his professional breakthrough, | ||||||
| 2 | however, he had already been telling jokes in front of a crowd | ||||||
| 3 | since his childhood, entertaining people at church, in parks, | ||||||
| 4 | and even on trains; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bernie Mac's career as an actor and comedian | ||||||
| 6 | spanned over 30 years and included roles in movies including, | ||||||
| 7 | but not limited to, "The Original Kings of Comedy", "Ocean's | ||||||
| 8 | Eleven", "Friday", "Guess Who?", "Mo' Money", "Transformers", | ||||||
| 9 | "Life", and "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Bernie Mac's comedy routines offered both laughs | ||||||
| 11 | and insights into modern living and society that crossed over | ||||||
| 12 | racial boundaries and had a mainstream appeal; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Bernie Mac won a prestigious Peabody award for his | ||||||
| 14 | critically acclaimed performance in "The Bernie Mac Show", | ||||||
| 15 | which ran from 2001 to 2006; the show was also nominated for | ||||||
| 16 | Emmy and Golden Globe awards; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, In 2004, Bernie Mac wrote an inspiring memoir, | ||||||
| 18 | titled "Maybe You Never Cry Again", which told the | ||||||
| 19 | hope-restoring humor of his poor childhood and his strict | ||||||
| 20 | upbringing being raised by his grandparents; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Bernie Mac was a loving and dedicated husband, | ||||||
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| 1 | father, and grandfather; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Bernie Mac, the "King of Comedy", will be greatly | ||||||
| 3 | missed by his family, friends, and his fans; the comedy scene | ||||||
| 4 | will never be the same without him; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 6 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 7 | mourn, with profound sorrow and deep regret, the death of the | ||||||
| 8 | great comedian and wonderful actor, Bernie Mac, at the young | ||||||
| 9 | age of 50; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That the memory of Bernie Mac will forever live | ||||||
| 11 | on and that we honor Bernie Mac for his work; and be it further | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to Rhonda McCullough, the wife of Bernie Mac, as an | ||||||
| 14 | expression of our sympathy.
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