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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Alfred |
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| Calvin Wilson of Chicago, who recently passed away; and
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| WHEREAS, Calvin Wilson was born to Rosie and John Wilson on |
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| September 27, 1924 in Clarksdale, Mississippi; he was the |
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| fourth of four children born to this loving family, Annie Mae |
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| West (Herman), Nelson J. Wilson (Susie), and Catherine Curds, |
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| along with his parents preceded him in death; there were over |
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| 20 children who were brought into this union and they were all |
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| raised together, as one family; and
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| WHEREAS, In the early 1930s, Alfred moved with his family |
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| to the west side of Chicago, where he attended Tennyson |
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| Elementary School; at a very early age he decided he needed to |
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| work in order to help his family and started his own shoe shine |
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| business and worked from early morning to late night walking |
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| and shining shoes in the area around the old Chicago stadium, |
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| downtown Chicago, and for many blocks up Madison Street; and
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| WHEREAS, In the early 1940s he met Inez L. Porter, and they |
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| were married on September 28, 1946; Alfred worked for Jefferson |
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| Electric in Bellwood for 25 years; Alfred was a member of |
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| Gammon Methodist Church (now Resurrection United Methodist) |
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| for over 60 years; he was an active member of the Adams Street |
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| Block Club; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a lover of music, and especially enjoyed |
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| the big band sound, the blues, and soulful ballads; he had a |
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| passion for the great outdoors and spending time on the fish |
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| banks; he was a life long Cubs fan; and
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| WHEREAS, Saturday nights were always a very special night |
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| in the Wilson house, the time for the family to play records, |
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| dance (Al was a very smooth dancer), or gather around the |
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| television for favorite shows; and
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| WHEREAS, Alfred Wilson is survived by his daughters, |
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| Camille Wilson White (Julius H. White Sr.) and Alvia Wilson |
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| McNeal; his six grandchildren, Keeley Ayanna Heslynn McNeal, |
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| Jada Jodey Larrise McNeal, Keenan Saterial McNeal, Julius |
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| Howard White Jr., Jarrad Hamilton White, and Zurry Xavier |
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| McNeal; his great-granddaughter, Elliana Rose White; his |
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| great-grandson, Alexander Sebastian McNeal; his special |
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| nephew, Samuel Brown (Eva); and his special niece, Ruth |
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| Robinson; along with a host of nieces and nephews, relatives, |
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| and family; 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 |