Full Text of SR1848 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Leo Presley, Sr., who passed away on | 4 | | April 6, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leo Presley, Sr. was born on April 20, 1950 in | 6 | | Waukegan; his parents were Rufus and Lucille Presley; he | 7 | | married the love of his life, Sherian Coburn Presley, on | 8 | | November 17, 1973; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Leo Presley, Sr. graduated from North Chicago | 10 | | Community High School in the class of 1969, where he was an | 11 | | excellent basketball player; he began his work life at Abbott | 12 | | Pharmaceutical as a young man; afterwards, he spent the next 30 | 13 | | years working at Allstate in various managerial positions; his | 14 | | last job before he officially retired was at Lake Forest | 15 | | Hospital, where he was a respected supervisor; following his | 16 | | retirement, he did part time work driving, scorekeeping, and | 17 | | working as a golf course assistant; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Leo Presley, Sr. enjoyed watching sports, | 19 | | golfing, bowling, and softball; he was a referee for basketball | 20 | | and soccer matches; he was also the co-founder of the Outcasts | 21 | | softball team and a member of the Sunset Bowling Team; he was a | 22 | | member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in North Chicago; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Leo Presley, Sr. was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents; his wife, Sherian; his daughter, Angelique Presley; | 3 | | his sisters, Mattie Frazier and Elnora Presley; his brother, | 4 | | Robert Presley; and his nephews, Franklin Presley, Ladelwyn | 5 | | Perkins, and Rufus Presley III; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Leo Presley, Sr. is survived by his sons, Leo | 7 | | (Taye) Presley, Jr. and Ransley Presley; his grandchildren, | 8 | | Chynia Cutrer, Camdon Presley, and Carrington Presley; his | 9 | | sisters, Jeannie Presley, Irene (Bill) Mayfield, Dorothy | 10 | | (Acho) Ingram, Ruthia (Bill) Mayo, and Maria (Tony) Callahan; | 11 | | his brothers, Rufus (Betty) Presley, Henry (Terry) Presley, and | 12 | | Leroy (Regina) Presley; his godchildren, Joey Harris, Jackie | 13 | | Harris, Michelle Evans, and Jalen Johnson; and many nieces, | 14 | | nephews, other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Leo Presley, Sr.; and | 18 | | be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Leo Presley, Sr. as an expression of | 21 | | our sympathy.
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