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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Robert
4 Lee Bozeman Sr. of Chicago, beloved uncle of our colleague,
5 State Representative Constance A. "Connie" Howard; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Bozeman was born to Edward and Lucinda
7 Bozeman in Vicksburg, Mississippi and was the youngest of
8 twelve children; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Bozeman relocated to Chicago as a teenager
10 and attended St. Elizabeth and Dusable High School; he served
11 in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in
12 1945; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Bozeman married Mary Jeannette and fathered
14 three children; he remarried to Delores Daniel and they were
15 the proud parents of ten children; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Bozeman was a member of the Amalgamated Meat
17 Cutter's Union and worked as a meat cutter for 43 years until
18 his retirement; and
19 WHEREAS, Mr. Bozeman a wonderful spirit about life and
20 lived it to the fullest; he was a creative and artistic man
21 whose talents were often captured in his sketches and
22 drawings; and
23 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by all who knew
24 and loved him especially his wife, Delores; his three
25 daughters, Joan, Rhonda (William), and Tammy; his seven sons,
26 Robert Jr. (Helen), Phillip, Vincent (Sabrina), Steven
27 (Sheila), Al (Catherine), David (Dawn), and Kevin (Rebecca);
28 his fifteen grandchildren; his three great grandchildren; and
29 a host of nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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1 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2 we mourn the death of Robert Lee Bozeman Sr., along with all
3 who knew and loved him, and extend our sincere condolences to
4 his family and friends; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Robert Lee Bozeman Sr.