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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of  
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Representatives are pleased to honor the memory of Percy Baker 
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Jr. of Peoria for his many years of dedicated service to his 
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community; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Percy Baker Jr. worked at the Carver Center in 
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Peoria for 32 years, serving as director for 13 of those years; 
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during his tenure, he initiated programs such as the Toy Shoe 
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Drive, Biddy Basketball, the Carver Senior Club, the 
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After-School Program, Summer Camp, the center's Head Start 
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Program, Cocaine Anonymous, the IRS Tax Counseling Project, and 
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the Kings of Court; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Percy Baker Jr. passed away in 2008 after a 
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courageous battle against systolic heart failure; during his 
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battle, he became a spokesman for organ donation, helping to 
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encourage the African-American community to become organ 
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donors; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Peoria Park Board renamed two city blocks of 
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Third Street in Peoria after Percy Baker Jr. in honor of his 
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many years to the Carver Center and to his community; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The naming of these city blocks in honor of Percy 
 


 






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Baker Jr. ensures that his legacy of compassion and generosity 
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will be fondly remembered for many generations to come; 
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therefore, 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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honor the memory of Percy Baker Jr. for his many years of 
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dedicated service to his community and congratulate his family 
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on the occasion of the naming of two city blocks of Third 
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Street in Peoria after him; 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 Percy Baker Jr. as a symbol of our 
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esteem and respect.