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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the passing of James
4Robert Lilly, affectionately known as "Smokey", "Coach Lilly",
5"David", and "JR", who passed away on June 14, 2016; and
 
6    WHEREAS, James Lilly was born on February 17, 1953; his
7parents were Evelyn C. McGrew and James Oliver Lilly; he met
8his beautiful wife Wilma in 1971, they were married September
93, 1977; and
 
10    WHEREAS, James Lilly was raised in Chicago; he attended and
11graduated from Lindblom High School and became a founding
12member of the Lindblom High School "Crunch Bunch" in 1980; and
 
13    WHEREAS, James Lilly earned his Master of Administration at
14Loyola University and was a member of the Chicago Wine Psi Phi
15Social Fraternity; and
 
16    WHEREAS, James Lilly served as a City of Chicago police
17officer and detective for 35 years until his retirement on
18April 15, 2013; he also served as a Field Training Officer,
19worked in personnel, and taught at the police academy; and
 
20    WHEREAS, James Lilly began coaching football at Simeon High

 

 

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1School in 1978; he went on to coach football, basketball, and
2track at many schools, including Perspective Charter School,
3Calumet High School, Morgan Park, Bogan High School, Chicago
4High School for Agricultural Sciences, and Seton Academy, for
5many years until his passing; and
 
6    WHEREAS, James Lilly was preceded in death by his sister,
7Sandra Lilly-Bennett; and
 
8    WHEREAS, James Lilly is survived by his beautiful wife of
938 years, Wilma Lilly; his daughter, Audrina Lilly-Gantt (Tim);
10Angela Driver; his grandchildren, William Hilliard and Keyuana
11Hilliard; his great-grandchild, Brandon Jones; his sister,
12Michelle Lilly-Briscoe (Lloyd); his brother, Terrance Oliver
13Lilly-Grambling; his sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law;
14and many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, grand-nephews, other
15family members, and friends; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we, along with all who knew and loved him, mourn the passing of
19James Robert Lilly and extend our sincere condolences to his
20family and friends; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22presented to the family of James Lilly as an expression of our

 

 

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1deepest sympathy.