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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Melvin Alexander, Sr. of Chicago, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on January 10, 2011; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Melvin Alexander, Sr. was born on January 23, | ||||||
| 6 | 1932, in Chicago, the son of Carmella and William Alexander; he | ||||||
| 7 | was a graduate of Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago; he | ||||||
| 8 | received further education in California, specializing in the | ||||||
| 9 | area of law enforcement; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, He was baptized at the Canaan Baptist Church by | ||||||
| 11 | the late Reverend Essex Elijah Franklin; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army and was a | ||||||
| 13 | decorated Artillery Sergeant in the Korean War; he served for | ||||||
| 14 | 33 years with the Chicago Police Department, served the city of | ||||||
| 15 | Chicago as Special Detail to the late Mayor Harold Washington, | ||||||
| 16 | and subsequently as Executive Director of the Office of | ||||||
| 17 | Municipal Investigations; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, He later served the Cook County Sheriff's | ||||||
| 19 | department as Director of the Child Support Enforcement | ||||||
| 20 | Division until his retirement; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, He has a deep love for his family; he was a | ||||||
| 2 | devoted husband and father, a caring brother, and a person who | ||||||
| 3 | made an impression on others; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his sister, Geraldine | ||||||
| 5 | Floyd; his brother, Leslie Alexander, Sr.; and his son, Melvin | ||||||
| 6 | Alexander, Jr.; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Melvin Alexander, Sr. is survived by his | ||||||
| 8 | daughters, Angela Holbrook (Frank) and Aileen Gay (Derrick); | ||||||
| 9 | his sons, Anthony and Michael (Rosemary); his sisters, | ||||||
| 10 | Elverneece A. Moore and Norma J. Cantrell; his sister-in-law, | ||||||
| 11 | Yolanda Alexander; his 17 grandchildren; his 17 | ||||||
| 12 | great-grandchildren; his nieces, nephews, other relatives, and | ||||||
| 13 | friends; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 16 | his family and friends, the passing of Melvin Alexander, Sr.; | ||||||
| 17 | and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Melvin Alexander, Sr. as a symbol of | ||||||
| 20 | our sincere sympathy.
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