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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the 
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Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the 
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death of Milton and Ruby McClendon, who passed away on October 
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19, 2009; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Milton McClendon was born on June 19, 1931, in 
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Hammond, Indiana; his parents were William and Geneva 
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McClendon; Ruby McClendon was born on October 17, 1933, in 
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Stanton, Tennessee; her parents were Theodore and Willola 
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Jones; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Milton and Ruby McClendon were both graduates of 
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Hammond High School, graduating with the Classes of 1950 and 
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1951, respectively; Milton served his country with pride and 
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distinction as a member of the United States Army from 1951 to 
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1954; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Milton and Ruby McClendon were united in holy 
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matrimony in 1955; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Milton McClendon was employed with the United 
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States Postal Service for many years until his retirement in 
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1986; Ruby McClendon was employed with Pullman Standard and 
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Tran-Zact in Hammond, Indiana for many years until her 
 


 






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retirement in 1988; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Milton and Ruby McClendon were active members in 
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their community; Milton served as a Little League coach and 
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served as a guide and mentor for many aspiring athletes, 
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particularly in track and field; Ruby was an active member of 
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the Hammond Public Schools PTA and served as a den mother for 
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many Cub Scout troops; both Milton and Ruby were dedicated 
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members of the NAACP; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Milton and Ruby McClendon were loyal and dedicated 
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members of the St. Paul Episcopal Church in Munster, Indiana; 
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    WHEREAS, Milton McClendon was preceded in death by his 
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parents, William and Geneva, and his brother, Ulysses Napoleon 
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McClendon; Ruby McClendon was preceded in death by her parents, 
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Theodore and Willola Jones; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Milton and Ruby McClendon are survived by their 
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loving sons, Duane (Reba) McClendon, Theodore (Carol Smith) 
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McClendon, and Garrard (Quanica) McClendon; their adoring 
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grandchildren, Olympia (George) McClendon Johnson, ReAnne 
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Namara McClendon, Jocelyn Patrice Russell, Jaiman Duane 
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McClendon, Maximillian Elston McClendon, Tristin Kailan 
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Russell, and Miranda Aurora McClendon; their great-grandchild, 
 


 






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Geordan D. Johnson; and their many other family members and 
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friends; Milton is also survived by his sister, Irene Agnel 
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Hayes, and his brother, William (Sylvia) McClendon; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Milton and Ruby McClendon will be remembered by 
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all who knew and loved them as pillars of their community, role 
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models to the countless children and adults they guided through 
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life's trials, and as loving and supportive parents; therefore, 
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be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with their family and friends, the passing of 
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Milton and Ruby McClendon; 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 Milton and Ruby McClendon as an 
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expression of our sympathy.