Full Text of SR0796 95th General Assembly
SR0796 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 Calvin Ashford Jr. of Chicago, who passed | 4 |
| away on June 24, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was the Principal and Design Director of | 6 |
| Gilmore-Ashford-Powers, a notable interior design firm; his | 7 |
| many clients included Maya Angelou, Sammy Sosa, Jalen Rose, and | 8 |
| Juwan Howard; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Fairfield, South Carolina in 1935 | 10 |
| and raised in Michigan; he received a degree in design from | 11 |
| Columbia University in New York; he also received a Master's | 12 |
| degree in microbiology from the University of Michigan and his | 13 |
| doctorate in microbiology from the University of Illinois at | 14 |
| Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked in private residences in New York, | 16 |
| Chicago, Palm Springs, and around the globe, in such places as | 17 |
| Canada and Great Britain; his work has been showcased in | 18 |
| Architectural Digest, London Designs and Interiors, House and | 19 |
| Garden, and Better Homes & Gardens; and
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| WHEREAS, Calvin Ashford Jr. is survived by his mother, | 21 |
| Alice Ashford; his brothers, Nickolas (Valerie Simpson) |
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| Ashford, Albert Ashford, Paul Ashford, and Henry Ashford; his | 2 |
| sisters-in-law, Elaine, Denise, and Juanita; and many nieces | 3 |
| and nephews and cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Calvin Ashford Jr.; and | 7 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the family of Calvin Ashford Jr. as a symbol of | 10 |
| our sincere sympathy.
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