Full Text of SR0663 94th General Assembly
SR0663 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express | 3 |
| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of John H. | 4 |
| Allen of Joliet, who passed away on February 14, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, John Allen was born on July 26, 1934, in Chicago; | 6 |
| he was the first son and fifth child of eight children born to | 7 |
| the late Rev. John H. and Frances (Adam) Allen; he grew up in | 8 |
| Chicago's South Side and was educated in the Chicago Public | 9 |
| Schools; in 1959, he attended Crane Jr. College for one year; | 10 |
| he later attended Joliet Jr. College, completing courses in | 11 |
| real estate and tax preparation in 1969; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Allen graduated from the United States Army | 13 |
| Command General Staff College and joined the United States Army | 14 |
| on August 13, 1952; after 2 years of active service, he joined | 15 |
| the Army Reserves and later the Illinois National Guard; he | 16 |
| then went to officer candidate school and was commissioned as a | 17 |
| Second Lieutenant in the United States Army, serving a total of | 18 |
| 31 years before retiring with the rank of Major in 1983; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, On August 23, 1952, Mr. Allen married his | 20 |
| childhood sweetheart, Ruth M. Dixon; from that 37-year union | 21 |
| came his three lovely daughters, Francine, Doris, and Arlene; | 22 |
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Allen loved his family and worked tirelessly | 24 |
| to provide a comfortable life for them; in May of 1956, he | 25 |
| began working for the United States Postal Service; he also | 26 |
| worked for Theba Foster Agency preparing taxes on a part-time | 27 |
| basis; in 1973, he passed the State of Illinois Real Estate | 28 |
| Broker License Exam and worked for the agency until 1977; and | 29 |
| in 1980, he opened his home office for business; and | 30 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Allen was also active in his community; from |
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| 1964 until 1966, he served as the Secretary of the Forest Park | 2 |
| Improvement Association; in 1974, he was elected by the | 3 |
| community to serve as a Representative on the Joliet Community | 4 |
| Action Agency (CAP); and he was a member of many clubs and | 5 |
| associations including the American Legion Post 1080 and the | 6 |
| Old Timers Baseball Association; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, John Allen's political career began in 1975; he | 8 |
| was a candidate for City Councilman, district four in 1975, | 9 |
| 1983, 1987, and 1991; in November of 1987, he was elected to | 10 |
| the Joliet Township Board of Trustees, where he served two | 11 |
| complete terms; and
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| WHEREAS, John married Geraldine B. Ross on June 23, 1990; | 13 |
| together, they enjoyed many outings, including their most | 14 |
| recent trip to Hawaii in 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Allen was preceded in death by his brothers, | 16 |
| Hobart and Otis Allen; his sisters, Mary Toliver and Beulah | 17 |
| Howard; and his wife, Ruth who died April 15, 1989; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of John H. Allen will be felt by all | 19 |
| who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Geraldine (Geri) | 20 |
| Allen; his daughters, Francine Allen, Doris Allen, and Arlene | 21 |
| Dougherty; his sisters, Lottie Hooks, Johnnie M. Wilson, and | 22 |
| Ethel (Wade) Williams; his grandchildren, Calesia, Kenya, | 23 |
| Aaron, Kadrienne (K.K.), Kevin, Keonna, and Je'Von; his | 24 |
| great-grandchildren; and a host of special nieces and nephews, | 25 |
| great-nieces and nephews, and relatives and beloved friends; | 26 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 28 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 29 |
| all who knew and loved him, the death of John H. Allen; and be | 30 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of John H. Allen with our sincere | 3 |
| condolences.
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