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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 Johnnie C. McIntosh Sr., who passed away |
| 4 | | on February 15, 2013; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Johnnie McIntosh Sr. was born on December 24, |
| 6 | | 1924, in Dekalb, Mississippi, to Virgil D. and Alma McIntosh; |
| 7 | | he entered into marriage with Eunice Adams in 1948; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Johnnie McIntosh Sr. served in the United States |
| 9 | | Army/Air Force, achieving the rank of corporal; he worked for |
| 10 | | American Steel, the Glass House, and Scott Air Force Base; |
| 11 | | while he was at Scott Air Force Base, he founded and began his |
| 12 | | business, New York Cleaners; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Johnnie McIntosh Sr. was a long-time entrepreneur |
| 14 | | and businessman; New York Cleaners was started in 1950 in East |
| 15 | | St. Louis; over the years, the business expanded to numerous |
| 16 | | additional locations in the metro East St. Louis and the St. |
| 17 | | Louis, Missouri, areas; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, New York Cleaners is recognized as the second |
| 19 | | largest dry cleaning facility in the metro east and St. Louis, |
| 20 | | Missouri, areas; it employs over 100 people and has had |
| 21 | | cleaning contracts with such notable organizations as Scott Air |
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| 1 | | Force Base, the Casino Queen, the St. Louis Rams, the former |
| 2 | | Harrah's Casino, Gateway International Raceway, Monsanto, |
| 3 | | Solutia, SIUE, 54th Street Bar and Grill, MasterCard, Victoria |
| 4 | | Secrets, Bath and Body Works, O'Charley's Restaurants, John |
| 5 | | Force Racing Team, and the Professional Bull Riders; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Johnnie McIntosh Sr. was preceded in death by his |
| 7 | | wife, Eunice; his parents; and his 3 brothers; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Johnnie McIntosh Sr. is survived by his sons, |
| 9 | | Parris M. (Betty) McIntosh and John C. (Elke) McIntosh III; his |
| 10 | | grandchildren, Tenisha McIntosh, Rafael Owens, Dallas |
| 11 | | McIntosh, and Kaelah McIntosh; his great-grandchildren, |
| 12 | | Dedrick, Miahj, and Raven; his special friend of 15 years, |
| 13 | | Rosie Fields; his brothers, Charlie (Catherine) McIntosh, |
| 14 | | Jimmie McIntosh, Shumphart (Ruth) McIntosh, and Willie (Joyce) |
| 15 | | McIntosh; his sisters, Birdie (Gilford) Johnson, Irene |
| 16 | | Edwards, and Jewel Love; his aunt, Ina Jean (Marcellus Sr.) |
| 17 | | Roberts; his uncle, Leslie (Joyce) McIntosh; his |
| 18 | | sisters-in-law, Helen and Ella McIntosh; and a host of nieces, |
| 19 | | nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 22 | | Johnnie McIntosh Sr., and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 23 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |