Full Text of HR1290 93rd General Assembly
HR1290 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois
were saddened to learn of the death of | 4 |
| Lovance (Vance) Francis Ashley on
Friday, October 3, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Lovance Francis Ashley was born on October 27, | 6 |
| 1926, in Pass
Christian, Mississippi to William and Louella | 7 |
| Ashley; he attended Randolph High
School and graduated in 1945; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Following graduation, he was drafted into the U.S. | 10 |
| Navy, where he
served his country honorably; he moved to | 11 |
| Chicago upon completion of his
service, where he married Jean | 12 |
| Margaret Geddes on January 17, 1948, at St.
Anselms Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ashley attended Wilson Junior College and | 14 |
| various technical
institutes; for 40 years, he worked for the | 15 |
| Chicago Transit Authority,
beginning as a streetcar conductor | 16 |
| and ending his career as a legal claims
investigator; during | 17 |
| his long tenure at CTA, he worked various part-time jobs
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| included Weiss Hardware Store and Marshall Field's; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ashley enjoyed being active and was involved | 20 |
| in bowling, tennis,
walking, playing bridge, strength training | 21 |
| with his personal trainer, and
cavorting with his | 22 |
| great-granddaughter, Karyn Elise; he belonged to the Jolly
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| Seniors and Louis Rogers Bowling Clubs, the CTA Breakfast Club, | 24 |
| the Couple's
Club, and the Bridge Club; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ashley was committed to community service; he | 26 |
| volunteered at
Little Company of Mary Hospital and Chicago | 27 |
| State University upon his
retirement from the CTA; he was known | 28 |
| to always be supportive of family and
friends and would lend a | 29 |
| hand whenever and wherever necessary; he was a man of
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| convictions who truly believed in and followed the teachings of |
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religion; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Ashley has been deeply felt by | 3 |
| many, especially
his wife, Jean; his son, Lovance Jr. (Alana); | 4 |
| his daughters, Karen Hamilton
(Ron), Jeannine Jones, and Maria | 5 |
| Ashley; his twin brother, Lawrence (Mildred);
his sister, | 6 |
| Helen; his granddaughters, Maria Armstead (Sean), Monique | 7 |
| Rodgers
(Mark), and Ashley Jones; his grandson, Jasond Jones; | 8 |
| his great-granddaughter,
Karyn Elise Armstead; his | 9 |
| sister-in-law, Yvonne LaFargue; his brothers-in-law,
George | 10 |
| and Edward Geddes; and his numerous nephews, nieces, cousins, | 11 |
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friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| mourn the passing of Lovance Francis Ashley and we extend our | 15 |
| deepest sympathy to his family and friends; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family
of Mr. Ashley as an expression of our | 18 |
| sincerest condolences.
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