Full Text of HR1397 95th General Assembly
HR1397 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Donald | 4 |
| Woods, who recently passed away; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Woods was born March 19, 1950 in Chicago to | 6 |
| the late Elder James Lee and Willie Rosene Woods; Donald and | 7 |
| his twin Ronald were the 9th and 10th of the 17 children born | 8 |
| to this union; his twin, Ronald Woods, lived to the age of 15 | 9 |
| months old and preceded him in death; his sister, Clara Smith, | 10 |
| also preceded him in death; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald was born into the Philadelphia Church of | 12 |
| God in Christ where his grandfather was a member; he later | 13 |
| united and became a charter member of the New St. Mary Church | 14 |
| of God in Christ under the leadership of Elder Harrison Bolton | 15 |
| and later joined the St James Church of God in Christ under the | 16 |
| leadership of Elder Willie J. Campbell; Donald served | 17 |
| faithfully as a Deacon at St. James and was committed to his | 18 |
| church; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald received his education in the Chicago | 20 |
| Public Schools attending Robert Burns Elementary, Farragut, | 21 |
| and Prosser High Schools; he furthered his education by also | 22 |
| attending and completing classes towards his engineering |
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| degree at Wright Junior College;
Donald was first and foremost | 2 |
| a dad; three of his nine children preceded him in death, Ronald | 3 |
| Flowers, Donald Flowers, and Ronald Woods; in July 1986, while | 4 |
| working at Hefferan Elementary, Donald became acquainted with | 5 |
| Mr. John Eggleston, a resident of the block and was introduced | 6 |
| to Mr. Egggleston's daughter, Joyce; Donald married the love of | 7 |
| his life, Joyce Ann Woods on July 22, 1997; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald worked in various capacities for the | 9 |
| Chicago Board of Education, ranging from custodian to his last | 10 |
| position of Chief Engineer for Bouchet Academy; this includes | 11 |
| his tenure at the following schools: Charles E. Hughes, Mason | 12 |
| CPC, Helen M. Hefferan, DuSable HS, Leif Erickson Academy, | 13 |
| Oscar Mayer, Sumner Academy, Nathan Goldblatt, and Bouchet | 14 |
| Academy; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Donald served as an Alcohol and Addiction | 16 |
| Counselor for Lutheran Family Services for 21 years; he was a | 17 |
| member of Alcoholics Anonymous for the past 22 1/2 years; his | 18 |
| affiliations include the following clubs and organizations: | 19 |
| Wanderers 37, Evans Avenue, West Section Club, Real Folks, AA | 20 |
| in Search of Serenity, Farragut HS Alumni Reunion Committee, | 21 |
| and the "HitMen" softball team; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald was a dedicated husband, father, | 23 |
| grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend; he leaves to |
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| celebrate his transition, his wife Joyce; his children, | 2 |
| Chrisonia (Robert) Butler, LayShonne (John) Quinn, Tracey | 3 |
| Flowers, Michael Woods, Karmon Robinson, and Shirley Woods; his | 4 |
| godson, Patrick J. Brooks; his grandchildren, Tatiara Flowers, | 5 |
| Jhonne Quinn, Derrick Moore, Jr., Tamya Hubbard, Shakira | 6 |
| Robinson, Mandizaya (Ziggy) Robinson, Diamani Woods, and | 7 |
| Morgan Butler; his father-in-law, John Eggleston; his | 8 |
| siblings, Rosie Evans, Doris (Clifford) Lauderdale, James | 9 |
| Woods, Jr., Susie Norris, Mary (George) Lowery, Ruth Griffith, | 10 |
| Marvin Woods, Beverly Towner, Linda Woods, Rosalyn Woods, | 11 |
| Rosetta Jackson, Michael Woods, Gerald Woods, and Mark Woods; | 12 |
| his four aunts, Sarah Johnson, Dorothy Agers, Audrey Woods, and | 13 |
| Flossie Carruthers; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and | 14 |
| many, many friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Donald | 18 |
| Woods; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to the family of Donald Woods as a symbol of our | 21 |
| sympathy.
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