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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Billy J. Burks of North Chicago, who 
4passed away on March 5, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Billy Burks was born in Mexia, Texas to Elijah 
6Burks Jr. and Lurlean Adams on September 3, 1944; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Billy Burks retired from OMC and Gurnee School 
8District 56; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Billy Burks enjoyed building computers and 
10spending time with his grandchildren; he was active at Mt. 
11Sinai Institutional Baptist Church of North Chicago with the 
12Usher Ministry for many years; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Billy Burks was preceded in death by his parents, 
14and his  brothers, Mack Edward Burks and Elijah Burks III; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Billy Burks is survived by his wife of 49 years, 
16Harrie (Burks); his son, Rodottes (Bertha) Burks; his  daughter, 
17Quanisha Burks; his  two sisters, Nevada (Elmo) Hawkins and 
18Nylene Bigham; his brother, Tennyson Burks; his  four 
19grandchildren, Shaniqua, Zaira, Nathan, and Demetrius; his 
20four sisters-in-law, Ollie Pearl Payne, Ida Nabors, Ethel 
 
 
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1Nabors, and Margaret Nell Burks; his  brother-in-law, Pastor 
2John E. (Katherine) Nabors; his lifelong friends, Lawrence 
3Domino, Pastor A.L. Douglas Sr., Pete Curry, Norman Curry, 
4Herbert, Ronnie Barnett, Andrew Alston, and Phillip Moore; his 
5special daughter, Rose Mary West; his  special cousin, Francine; 
6and a host of other family and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Billy J. Burks, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
10family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
11further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to  the family of  Billy Burks as an expression of our 
14deepest sympathy.