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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Robert Earl Wilson of Chicago, who passed 
4away on January 2, 2011; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, He was born on June 5, 1950 in Isola, Mississippi 
6to Percey and Annie Bell Wilson; he was educated in the Chicago 
7Public School System, attending Batoma Elementary School, 
8DuSable High School, and two years of college; he was united in 
9marriage to Mosheila on August 26, 1998; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army during the 
11Vietnam War; he worked for the Chicago Transit Authority upon 
12returning from the military, and worked until his retirement in 
132010; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, He was a Christian and was a faithful member of 
15Evangelistic Deliverance Temple, where he served as a Deacon, 
16Trustee, and Pastor Aid Member; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Percey 
18Wilson; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Robert Wilson is survived by his wife, Mosheila; 
20his daughters with Mosheila, Faith and Precious; his other 
 
 
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1children, Reinaldo (Jean), Roberto, Alonzo, Terneako, 
2Termeakiss, and Dianca; his mother, Annie Bell Wilson; his 
3brothers, Sam, Roger, and Arrie; his sisters, Georgia, Annie, 
4and Brenda; his great aunt, Willie Bell; his aunts, Evangelist 
5Simmons (Lenard), Evangelist Bush, Bernice Bryant, and Emma 
6Shanklin; his uncles, Rev. Span (Annie) and Al Matthew (Ida); 
7his 16 grandchildren; and a host of beloved nieces, nephews, 
8cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
11his family and friends, the passing of Robert Wilson; and be it 
12further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to the family of Robert Wilson as a symbol of our 
15sincere sympathy.