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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 Richard George Younge, Esq., of East St. 
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Louis, who passed away on June 6, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Younge was the husband of State Representative 
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Wyvetter Younge; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Younge was a member of the Illinois Metro East 
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and Mound City Bar Associations, the NAACP, Kappa Alpha Psi 
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Fraternity, and St. Luke AME Church; and he was a veteran of 
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the United States Army; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Younge was a graduate of Lincoln University 
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and the  University of Illinois and practiced law for over forty 
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years; he was very involved in desegregating theaters and 
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schools; and he enjoyed flying and hunting; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his daughter, Ruth 
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Felecia Younge; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Richard Younge will be deeply felt 
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by all those who knew and loved him, especially his wife, the 
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Honorable Wyvetter Younge; his sons, Richard (Mable) Younge 
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Jr., Roland (Ann) Younge, and Torque Young; his daughter, 
 


 






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Margaret (Edward) Hewitt; his grandchildren, Morgan, McKenzie, 
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Jewel, Mason, Dawn, and Jaema; and his many relatives and 
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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 Richard George Younge; 
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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 Richard George Younge as a symbol of 
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our sympathy.