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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Thornal "T" Gilbert Washington; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Thornal Washington was born on May 28, 1924 in
5Texarkana, Texas; his parents were Jessie and Ella Washington;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, Thornal Washington was a graduate of Dunbar High
8School in Texarkana, Texas and earned his bachelor's degree
9from Governors State University; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Thornal Washington united with the Calvary
11Baptist Church in Chicago Heights under the leadership of the
12late pastor J. Gentry Horace; he was a member and Chairman of
13the church's Trustee Board for 35 years; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Thornal Washington was employed by the State of
15Illinois for 50 years; he organized the Chicago Heights
16Community Center at the request of Governor Jim Thompson; in
171960, he organized and established the Chicago Heights
18Community Youth Committee; from 1968 to 1973, he served as a
19community service worker for the Department of Corrections
20Juvenile Division; in 1974, he served as liaison for Bloom,
21Thornton, and Rich High Schools to address the issues of

 

 

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1student unrest, drugs, vandalism, and assault; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Thornal Washington was a member of numerous civic
3organizations, including the Chicago Heights Improvement
4Association, the advisory board for Girl Scout Troop 621, the
5Chicago Heights Planning Commission, the Chicago Heights
6Community Choir, and the South Suburban Law and Order
7Committee; he also worked with Jesse Owens in sponsoring a
8program called Junior Sports Jamboree; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Thornal Washington was preceded in death by his
10parents; 4 brothers, Nathaniel, Joseph, Oscar, and Elmer; and 4
11sisters, Eva, Gladys, Beatrice, and Opal; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Thornal Washington is survived by his wife, Opal;
13one daughter, Gail (David) Johnson; one son, Victor; 2
14grandchildren, Roger Elliott and Victoria (Andre') Piper; 2
15great-grandchildren, Xavier Piper and Darian Piper; and many
16nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
19family and friends, mourn the passing of Thornal Gilbert
20Washington; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to the family of Thornal Washington as an expression
2of our sympathy.