Full Text of HR1211 94th General Assembly
HR1211 94TH 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 learned with sadness of the death of John Lee | 4 |
| "Johnny" Armistead on January 27, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born to Lee and Louise Armistead on April | 6 |
| 3, 1942, in Kilmichael, Mississippi; he was the youngest child | 7 |
| of two siblings, and his older brother Leon Armistead (Janice) | 8 |
| preceded him in death; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Armistead moved to Chicago with his parents | 10 |
| when he very young; he joined Zion Hill Baptist Church, where | 11 |
| he was baptized and accepted Christ at an early age; in 2005 he | 12 |
| joined Truth and Deliverance International Ministries under | 13 |
| the leadership of Apostle John T. Abercrombie; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended Farragut High School and went on to | 15 |
| Triton College, where he received his certificate; and
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| WHEREAS, When Mr. Armistead was eighteen, he met Aubretta | 17 |
| Duff, and they later united in holy matrimony; she was the love | 18 |
| of his life, and they were inseparable until his death; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked for Brach's Candy Company for 31 years | 20 |
| until his retirement in 2004; while working he received many | 21 |
| awards; he was a motivational speaker, supervisor, and member | 22 |
| of the safety team; and
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| WHEREAS, He was the ultimate entertainer with wife | 24 |
| Aubretta, and he planned many events involving family and | 25 |
| friends; he was also a special part of the 4600 West Adams | 26 |
| block club party; each year he looked forward to getting old | 27 |
| school and new school together on those special Saturdays; | 28 |
| everyone was invited (whether you lived on the block or not), | 29 |
| and he barbecued non-stop to assure everyone did not go without |
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| eating; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Armistead loved his children and | 3 |
| grandchildren; during the summer, he spent many days and | 4 |
| evenings sitting on his porch on West Adams, watching over his | 5 |
| children, and later, grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of John Lee "Johnny" Armistead has | 7 |
| been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Aubretta; his | 8 |
| children, Kimberly, Felicia (Joe), April, Lapricka (Chris), | 9 |
| John Jr., Christopher, Heather, and Ebony; his grandchildren, | 10 |
| Ericka, Eric, Andrea, Tia, Tiwan, Diamond, Jalen, Dakota, | 11 |
| Darious, Jamari, Jatavious, Kejohnae, Kaylen, Jeremy, | 12 |
| Adrienne, Sean, and Jahiem; his godsisters, Lillian and Lily | 13 |
| Ruth; his aunts, Addie and Ella (Edward); his uncle, James | 14 |
| (Lenora); and his many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends | 15 |
| who loved him dearly; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 |
| we mourn the passing of John Lee "Johnny" Armistead, and we | 19 |
| extend our deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who | 20 |
| knew and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 23 |
| condolences.
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