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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
Melvin Simms Sr., who passed away on 
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February 5, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Melvin Simms Sr. was born on November 26, 1945, in 
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Birmingham, Alabama; his parents were the late Laura Hutcherson 
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and Bonnie Simms; he was raised by the late John and Alberta 
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Springer; he married Shirley Ann Wells on January 13, 1973; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Melvin Simms Sr. accepted Christ at an early age 
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and was baptized at Antioch Baptist Church in Edenborn, 
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Pennsylvania; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1963, Melvin Simms Sr. graduated from German 
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Township Senior High School; in 1966, he joined the United 
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States Army, where he served his country as a cook until he 
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received his honorable discharge in February of 1968; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Melvin Simms Sr. was an employee of the Ford Motor 
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Company from 1968 until his retirement in 2005, after 37 years 
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of dedicated service; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Melvin Simms Sr. was preceded in death by his 
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brothers, William Simms and Richard Hutcherson, and his son, 
 


 






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Melvin Simms Jr.; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Melvin Simms Sr. is survived by his wife, Shirley; 
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his daughters, Sherri Wells-Miller, Karen Wells-McGregory 
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(Fabian), Keyarra "Tudy" Clarett, and Aishia P. Simms; his son, 
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Craig Parham; his grandchildren, Sheree, Dynisha, Sierra, and 
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Calib; his brothers, Joe "Bobby" Hutcherson and Larry 
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Hutcherson; his sister, Betty; and his many other relatives and 
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friends; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Melvin Simms Sr. will be remembered by all who 
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knew and loved him as a kind, soft-spoken, and wise man whose 
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love for his family and friends was unmatched; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Melvin Simms Sr.; and be 
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it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Melvin Simms Sr. as an expression of 
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our sympathy.