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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 Earl C. Taylor of Decatur, who passed |
| 4 | | away on March 15, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Earl Taylor was born in
Decatur on September 21, |
| 6 | | 1954 to Raymond and Mildred Taylor; he married Verzell Cobb, |
| 7 | | the love of his life and high school sweetheart; they shared |
| 8 | | more than 43 years together; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Earl Taylor developed a reputation among his |
| 10 | | family as a man of great character, wisdom, and knowledge; he |
| 11 | | was employed as a grinder at Wagner Castings for 21 years; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Earl Taylor was a charter member of the Main |
| 13 | | Street Church of the Living God; he served on the Brotherhood |
| 14 | | Chorus, the Mass Choir, the Usher Board,
the Finance Committee, |
| 15 | | and the Trustee Board, and as church custodian; he will always |
| 16 | | be remembered for his deep faith in God and his service to His |
| 17 | | church; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Earl Taylor was preceded in death by his father, |
| 19 | | Raymond Taylor; his brother, Eddie Taylor; and his paternal
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| 20 | | maternal grandparents; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Earl Taylor is survived by his wife, Verzell; his |
| 2 | | mother, Mildred
Taylor; his 3 sons, Earl Taylor (Camilla), |
| 3 | | Justin Taylor, and Marvin Sangster; his 3 grandsons, Earl |
| 4 | | Taylor, Jr., Camron Taylor, and
Marvin Sangster, Jr.; his 4 |
| 5 | | granddaughters, Camiyah Taylor, Destiny Bracey, Marciana |
| 6 | | Sangster,
and Alexyna Sangster; his god-grandchildren, Samaj |
| 7 | | and Sameer Griffin; his 2 sisters, Pamela
Sangster and Linda |
| 8 | | Taylor; his 5 brothers, Robert Taylor (Marilyn),
Ronnie Goforth |
| 9 | | (Ailene), Wilbert Fred Taylor (Gina), Raymond Taylor, Ricky |
| 10 | | Goforth (Vanessa), and Marvin Goforth (Arnette); and numerous |
| 11 | | caring relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 14 | | Earl C. Taylor, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 15 | | family, his friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 16 | | further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 18 | | presented to the family of Earl Taylor as an expression of our |
| 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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