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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 Kato 
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Gilkey of Chicago, who passed away on March 12, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on September 25, 1927 to Willie Gilkey 
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and Peggie Brewer Gilkey in Macon, Mississippi; he accepted 
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Christ in 1997; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He attended school in McCloud and Macon, 
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Mississippi; he owned Gilkey Meat Market; he was employed by 
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the City of Chicago; and he retired from the Cook County 
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Highway Department; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army and received 
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an Honorable Discharge in 1945; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He enjoyed fishing, cooking, and farming; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his son, Charles 
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Gilkey (Butch); and
 
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    WHEREAS, Kato Gilkey leaves to mourn, William Gilkey, 
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Lorene Falcen, and Mary Williams; his children, Margrett, 
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Willie, Kato Jr., Kelvin, Lavictory (Otis), Larry 
 


 






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(Antronette), Kenneth, and Michael (Beverly); his 25 
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grandchildren; his 28 great-grandchildren; his best friend, 
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Curtis Carpenter; and a host of nieces and nephews; 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 his family and friends, the passing of Kato 
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Gilkey; 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 Kato Gilkey as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.