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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 Arthur J. Pope of Waukegan, who passed |
| 4 | | away on October 17, 2013; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Pope was born on August 19, 1951 in |
| 6 | | Tallahatchie, Mississippi to Oddie and Cora Pope; he graduated |
| 7 | | from Waukegan High School, where he played baseball and |
| 8 | | excelled in wrestling, becoming State champion; he married |
| 9 | | Carolyn Jean Robinson on May 20, 1978; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Pope worked as a cook at Abbott |
| 11 | | Laboratories; his passion for cooking spilled over into his |
| 12 | | home life and he could often be found making meals for his |
| 13 | | family; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Pope was a member of First Corinthian |
| 15 | | Missionary Baptist Church in North Chicago, where he served as |
| 16 | | a Senior Pastor for several years; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Pope was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 18 | | his sister, Doris Carter; his 4 brothers; and his lifelong |
| 19 | | friend, Sonny Harris; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Pope is survived by his wife of 35 years, |
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| 1 | | Carolyn Jean; his daughters, Kimberly Yvette (Shawn) Forbes and |
| 2 | | Rachael Renee (Randall) Miller; his brothers, L.V. Pope, Willie |
| 3 | | (Eurice Cotton) Pope, Herbert (Cindy Serna) Pope, and Bobby |
| 4 | | (Beth) Pope; his sisters, Peal Nix and Helen Riley; his |
| 5 | | grandchildren, Mikah Miller, Gabriel Miller, Justice Forbes, |
| 6 | | Jazlin Forbes, and Trinity Miller; his sisters-in-law, Betty |
| 7 | | (Elton) Bulls, Myra Simpson, Brenda Davis, Trudy (Nate) |
| 8 | | Strowbridge, and Nanetta Pope; his brother-in-law, Larry |
| 9 | | McCorkle; his aunts, Teresa Pope, Lula Jones, and Martha |
| 10 | | Robinson; his nephew, Benjamin (Carmen) Simpson, Jr.; his |
| 11 | | niece, Antheria Simpson-Mars; his special friends, Valerie |
| 12 | | Harris and Shannon Jordan; his Godchildren, Timothy Donaby, and |
| 13 | | Josiah and Charlie Bouie and their mother, Deanna Bouie; a host |
| 14 | | of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; his Pope's Florist |
| 15 | | employee family; and his dog, Rambo; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Arthur J. Pope, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Arthur Pope as an expression of our |
| 23 | | deepest sympathy.
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