Full Text of SR1909 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 Dr. Delbert Blair, who passed away at the | 4 | | age of 82; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Delbert Blair was born on February 13, 1934 in | 6 | | Chicago; his parents were George and Dorothy Blair; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Delbert Blair attended Chicago public | 8 | | schools, including Englewood High School, and earned his | 9 | | bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Roosevelt | 10 | | University; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Delbert Blair began his career as a regional | 12 | | salesperson for the Wrigley Gum Company; sensing a different | 13 | | life calling for himself, he began attending lectures on | 14 | | African history and metaphysics; after a meeting with two men | 15 | | while at a conference sponsored by famous astrophysicist Carl | 16 | | Sagan, he decided to devote his time to historical and | 17 | | metaphysical research and began forming and teaching classes | 18 | | throughout Chicago; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Delbert Blair lectured throughout the United | 20 | | States and the world; he spoke at many conferences, including | 21 | | "The Meeting of the Masters" in Atlanta, Georgia, and at |
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| 1 | | numerous universities, including the University of Southern | 2 | | California, Penn State University, Michigan State University, | 3 | | the University of Illinois, and Tuskegee University, among many | 4 | | others; he was the recipient of numerous honorary degrees from | 5 | | many of the institutions he visited; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Delbert Blair was a guest speaker on many | 7 | | radio shows throughout the nation, speaking on numerous | 8 | | scientific topics; he also hosted his own show, "Metaphysics | 9 | | Speaks!", where he interviewed many famous subjects, including | 10 | | the Minister Louis Farrakhan, Baba Dick Gregory, Maurice White, | 11 | | and Oscar Brown, Jr.; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Delbert Blair was preceded in death by his | 13 | | wife, Marsha Ross Blair; his son, Darnell Blair; and his | 14 | | mother; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Delbert Blair is survived by his son, Arvel | 16 | | Blair; his daughter-in-law, Gayla Blair; his grandchildren, | 17 | | Bronson, Nia, and Aja Blair; his stepdaughter, Angela Harris; | 18 | | his grandsons, Marshawn and Markelle Blair; and his ex-wife, | 19 | | Annie Blair Johnson; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 22 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Dr. Delbert Blair; and |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Dr. Delbert Blair as an expression | 4 | | of our sympathy.
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