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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of
Deacon Lonnie Whiteside of North Chicago; |
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| WHEREAS, Deacon Lonnie Whiteside was born on June 28, 1918 |
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| in Frenchman Bayou, Arkansas; his parents were the late John |
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| and Cordelia Whiteside; he united in holy matrimony to Mary L. |
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| Stokes on July 29, 1994; and
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| WHEREAS, Deacon Lonnie Whiteside retired from Airtite |
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| Insulation, Roofing, Heating and Sealing Company in 1989 after |
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| 37 years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, Deacon Lonnie Whiteside confessed a hope in Christ |
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| at the age of 12 and was baptized by the late Reverend Ben |
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| Robinson in Booneville, Mississippi; during the 1930s and |
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| 1940s, he was a member of the First Baptist Church in Arkansas, |
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| as well as the Zion Temple M.B. Church in Chicago; he was |
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| ordained a Deacon in 1953; in 1989, he relocated to North |
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| Chicago and joined the First Corinthian Missionary Baptist |
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| Church under the pastorate of the late Reverend Peter Goudeaux |
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| Jr.; he was elected to the position of Assistant Chairman of |
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| the Deacon Board in 1996; and
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| WHEREAS, Deacon Lonnie Whiteside's love for the Lord was |
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| evident by his active participation in all church activities, |
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| lending a helping hand and advice wherever needed; his favorite |
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| hobbies were fishing, gardening, and yard work; and
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| WHEREAS, Deacon Lonnie Whiteside was preceded in death by |
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| his parents; his daughter, Maurice Dowdell; his sisters and |
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| brothers; his uncles and aunts; and two sons-in-law; and
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| WHEREAS, Deacon Lonnie Whiteside leaves to cherish his |
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| precious memories his faithful wife of 13 years, Deaconess Mary |
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| L. Whiteside; his nine children, Lillie Pooler, Lonnie (Otis) |
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| Robinson, Lola (Earnest) Cardwell, Diana (Eric) Craig, Debra |
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| Rocket, Edward Whiteside, John (Ethel) Whiteside, Michael |
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| (Robin) Whiteside, and Andre (Brenda) Whiteside; his uncle, |
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| Obbie (Gladys) Ruff; his nephew, Ervin (Lorna) Howell; 37 |
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| grandchildren; several great grandchildren; his nieces; his |
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| cousins; and his dear friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of Deacon Lonnie Whiteside; |
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| and 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 Deacon Lonnie Whiteside as an |