Full Text of SR0271 94th General Assembly
SR0271 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Elisha Irvin, Jr., known | 4 |
| by some as "Gator" and some as "Chief", on June 3, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born to Elisha, Sr. and Elma on November 6, | 6 |
| 1947 in Waukegan, the second oldest of six children; after | 7 |
| graduating from Zion-Benton Township High School in 1966, he | 8 |
| was called to defend his county; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Irvin valiantly served his country as a member | 10 |
| of the U.S. Army, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th | 11 |
| Infantry Division; he received the Bronze Star medal in January | 12 |
| of 1969; after an honorable discharge, he worked at the Great | 13 |
| Lakes Naval Base as a foreman; and
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| WHEREAS, In May of 1975, he changed careers and pursued his | 15 |
| lifelong dream to become a policeman; he worked for the North | 16 |
| Chicago Police Department for 25 years, retiring as Chief of | 17 |
| Police in February of 2001; he served one term as Alderman of | 18 |
| the 4th Ward for the City of North Chicago; he worked at Levy | 19 |
| Security Corporation in Chicago for two years, where he made | 20 |
| many lifelong friends; he was a hard worker and believed any | 21 |
| job worth doing was worth doing right; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Irvin was a loyal member at Beautiful Gate | 23 |
| Temple COGIC in Zion for some years, where he served as the | 24 |
| President of the Benevolent Fund; he loved life, golfing, | 25 |
| Sunday school, and riding his Honda Gold Wing; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Elisha Irvin, Jr. has been deeply | 27 |
| felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, | 28 |
| Felecia; he was his wife's best friend and the love of her | 29 |
| life; he is also missed by his mother; his five children and | 30 |
| grandchildren; his brothers, Werner and William; his twin |
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| sisters, Doris and Diane; his sister-in-law; his many uncles, | 2 |
| aunts, nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his best friend, Mack; | 3 |
| he was preceded in death by his father, Elisha, Sr., and his | 4 |
| brother, Robert; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 |
| Elisha Irvin, Jr., and we offer our sincerest condolences to | 8 |
| his family and friends; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sympathy.
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