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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Othie Lee Davis, formerly of Chicago, who 
4passed away on September 25, 2010; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, He was born on October 27, 1934, in Tutwiler, 
6Mississippi, to Earl and Lillie Davis; he enlisted in the 
7United States Army at the age of 21; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, After the completion of his military training, he 
9was sent to Korea in 1950, where he was one of the first Black 
10soldiers to serve his country in the Korean War; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, He spent most of his adult life in Chicago;  he was 
12retired from the International Harvester Company; he returned 
13to Memphis to spend time with his family and friends; he later 
14worked for the casinos in Tunica, Mississippi; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father; his 
16sister, Flabe Hunter; and his daughter, Nikki Belinda Davis; 
17and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Othie Lee Davis is survived by his son, Murphy 
19Duncan; his mother, Lillie Davis; his sisters, Lillie McBride 
20(Gene) and Louise Davis; his brother, Earl Davis; his 23 nieces 
 
 
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1and nephews; his 7 grand-nieces and grand-nephews; his special 
2friend, Lorene Jones; and many other loved ones; therefore, be 
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4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
6his family and friends, the passing of Othie Lee Davis; and be 
7it further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to the family of Othie Lee Davis as a symbol of our 
10sincere sympathy.