Full Text of SR0160 95th General Assembly
SR0160 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Cornelius "Neal" Welborn of Chicago, who | | 4 |
| passed away on April 15, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Cornelius "Neal" Welborn was born on
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| 1929 in Chicago; his parents were Walter and Ora Welborn; he | | 7 |
| married Jean on August 24, 1952; and
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| WHEREAS, Cornelius Welborn graduated from Englewood High | | 9 |
| School and attended junior college before entering the U.S. | | 10 |
| Army as a paratrooper; after returning from the Army, he worked | | 11 |
| for the Chicago Transit Authority for a short time before | | 12 |
| joining the Chicago Police Department, where had the | | 13 |
| distinction of being Chicago's first black bomb technician, a | | 14 |
| position from which he retired after 37 faithful years of | | 15 |
| service; and
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| WHEREAS, Cornelius Welborn enjoyed traveling with Jean and | | 17 |
| spending time with friends; he was known to many of his friends | | 18 |
| as "the Senator" and enjoyed socializing over the years with | | 19 |
| the Lords of Chesterfield social club, the Loggers, and the | | 20 |
| Over the Hill Gang; and
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| WHEREAS, Cornelius Welborn will be remembered by all who |
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| knew him to be an excellent provider and caring father, who | | 2 |
| continually focused on the needs of his wife and children | | 3 |
| before all else; and
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| WHEREAS, Cornelius Welborn was preceded in death by his | | 5 |
| son, Marc; and his brother, Nathaniel; and
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| WHEREAS, Cornelius Welborn is survived by his wife, Jean; | | 7 |
| his daughter, Julie; his grandson, Terrance; his cousins, | | 8 |
| Clarence, Clarence Jr., and Stacy Randolph; his cousin, Elaine | | 9 |
| Randolph; his brother-in-law, Edward Spears; his | | 10 |
| sister-in-law, Anita Welborn; his niece, Pamela Welborn; and a | | 11 |
| host of relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | | 14 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Cornelius "Neal" | | 15 |
| Welborn; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 17 |
| presented to the family of Cornelius "Neal" Welborn as an | | 18 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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