Full Text of HR1174 93rd General Assembly
HR1174 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Alghia | 4 |
| (June) Griffin, Jr.; and
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| WHEREAS, Alghia Griffin, Jr. was born in Vicksburg, | 6 |
| Mississippi on July 22, 1931; he was the third child born to | 7 |
| Rev. Alghia Griffin, Sr. and Maria Bozeman; his primary and | 8 |
| elementary school years were completed at Cherry Street School | 9 |
| and Bowman High school, in Vicksburg; and
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| WHEREAS, He was gifted with an unusual musical ability that | 11 |
| can be traced back in his family tree to the 1800s; he was able | 12 |
| to play a wide range of instruments, including every wind and | 13 |
| string instrument, the complete percussion section, organ, and | 14 |
| piano; he was presented the highest outstanding music award for | 15 |
| all four years of high school; he was then employed by his | 16 |
| uncle, the first black man to organize a band in the Vicksburg | 17 |
| area; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin was called to the Ministry while a | 19 |
| member of Bethel A.M.E. Church in Vicksburg, the place for all | 20 |
| of his Christian training from childhood to manhood; and
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| WHEREAS, He served his country with dignity and pride as | 22 |
| Spec. 4th Class Radio Operator for four years in the U.S. Army, | 23 |
| during the Korean War; he then relocated to Chicago in 1954; | 24 |
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin was employed by Jefferson Electric, | 26 |
| the Chicago Transit Authority, the Village of Maywood, and the | 27 |
| Federal Government for many years; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Alghia (June) Griffin, Jr. will be | 29 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Diana Griffin; his |
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| children, Terry (Bryant), Emanuel, Carl (Kim), and Algheana | 2 |
| (Felix); his sisters, Willie Mae Griffin Strong, Bettie Griffin | 3 |
| Barry, and Irene Griffin Harvey; his brothers, Herbert (Lydia) | 4 |
| Griffin and James (Dorothy) Griffin; his cousin, State | 5 |
| Representative Constance Howard; his four grandchildren; and a | 6 |
| host of other relatives and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary; | 8 |
| and a daughter, Winnie; therefore, be it | 9 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| mourn the death of Alghia (June) Griffin, Jr. along with all | 12 |
| who knew and loved him and extend our sincere condolences to | 13 |
| his family and friends; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Alghia (June) Griffin, Jr. as a | 16 |
| token of our deepest sympathy.
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