Full Text of SR0693 96th General Assembly
SR0693 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Larry Edward Taylor of Zion, who was | 4 |
| called home to be with the Lord on February 13, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on December 21, 1957 to Dallas and | 6 |
| Lawrence Taylor in Zion; he accepted Christ into his life as a | 7 |
| young child and was baptized at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist | 8 |
| Church in Zion, by Reverend B. J. Gaston; Larry united with the | 9 |
| Gideon Missionary Baptist Church on October 10, 1999, where he | 10 |
| was a member of the Usher ministry and worked with Gideon's Cub | 11 |
| Scout troop; on March 6, 2005 Larry restored his fellowship | 12 |
| with Gideon; and
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| WHEREAS, He was employed at Zion Park District from 1989 | 14 |
| until his passing; he was known for preparing the ice for all | 15 |
| the Zion Ice Shows; Larry loved to live life and being | 16 |
| outdoors; he enjoyed sports and played volleyball locally for | 17 |
| years; he enjoyed hunting wild boar and fishing; he also | 18 |
| enjoyed spending time with family and friends, helping the | 19 |
| family host its family reunion with the help of the Zion Park | 20 |
| District; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence | 22 |
| Taylor; his grandparents; his four uncles, Lee Prenton Taylor, |
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| Columbus Taylor, C. Dell Williams, and Elmo Taylor; his aunt; | 2 |
| and one cousin; and
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| WHEREAS, He leaves to cherish his precious memory his | 4 |
| loving and devoted mother, Dallas Taylor; his wife, Michele | 5 |
| Taylor; his daughter, Kimberly; his three sons, Lawrence | 6 |
| (L.C.), Nicholas, and John; his sister, Sheila (Michael) | 7 |
| Copeland; his two brothers, Richard Taylor and Melvin Taylor; | 8 |
| his two nieces, Andrea and Candace; his nephew, Michael Jr.; | 9 |
| his grandchildren, Ahlaya and Joshua; his uncle, Amos (Alice) | 10 |
| Taylor; his aunts, Pauline Taylor and Vilessia Armstead; and a | 11 |
| host of other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourns, along with | 14 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Larry Taylor; and be it | 15 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Larry Taylor as a symbol of our | 18 |
| sincere sympathy.
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