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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 Retired United States Air Force Master |
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| Sergeant Dr. Roland H. Alexander of Fairview Heights, who |
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| passed away on January 26, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born November 29, 1926, in Radford, |
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| Virginia; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1968, after 21 years in the United States Air |
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| Force, Dr. Alexander retired and began another career as an |
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| instructor of Vocational Electronics at East St. Louis Senior |
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| High School in East St. Louis; from 1971 to 1979, he earned |
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| three degrees from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale: |
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| a B.S. in Technical Education, an M.S. in Occupational |
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| Education, and a Ph.D. in Education; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander retired from School District 189 as |
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| System Director of the East St. Louis Community College and |
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| Lovejoy Regional Vocation System; during his tenure, he earned |
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| numerous awards and teaching honors; and
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| WHEREAS, His professional affiliations were many, |
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| including the National and Illinois Councils of Local |
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| Administrators, Phi Delta Kappa, and the Southern Illinois |
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| Occupational Leaders, where he served as president; in addition |
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| to his educational pursuits, Dr. Alexander was an active member |
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| of Southern Cross Masonic Lodge 112 Free and Accepted Masons, |
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| Prince Hall Affiliated; he was a past Commander-In-Chief of |
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| Tyree Consistory 64, Scottish Rite of Free Masons, Northern |
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| Jurisdiction, where he received the 33 degree for exceptional |
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| service; and he also served as Potentate of Aahmes Temple 132 |
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| Shriners in East St. Louis; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander was preceded in death by his |
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| parents, Muriel Douglas and Lillie Clark Alexander; his |
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| brothers, Tyree and Clarence Alexander; his sisters, Helen |
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| Alexander and Millicent Connor; and his two foster brothers, |
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| Douglas and Joseph Delaney; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander is survived by his loving wife of |
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| more than 54 years, Joyce, nee Williams, Alexander; his sons, |
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| Derek and Robert Alexander; his sister, Serena A. Twyman; his |
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| brothers, Billie (Queen) Alexander and George Alexander; his |
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| sister-in-law, Catherine Delaney; his sisters-in-law, Emma |
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| Hopkins, Ramona Herte, and Jenette McKnight; his six endeared |
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| brothers-in-law in the Williams family; and a host of nieces, |
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| nephews, other relatives, and many friends who are all deeply |
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| saddened by his passing; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |