Full Text of HR0260 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Willie W. | 4 | | Flowers Jr. of Chicago, who passed away on April 8, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Willie Flowers Jr. was born on May 23, 1950, in | 6 | | Inverness, Mississippi, to Lula Mary Flowers and Willie W. | 7 | | Flowers Sr.; he attended St. Cecilia Elementary and St. Bernard | 8 | | Elementary Schools; he attended Francis Parker High School and | 9 | | Leo High School; he earned several degrees from Kennedy King | 10 | | College and received a scholarship to Lewis University; he | 11 | | married Kathy; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Willie Flowers Jr. first worked for St. Luke | 13 | | Presbyterian Hospital and later the Chicago Transit Authority | 14 | | and the Jewish Foundation of America before finally settling at | 15 | | the Office of Cook County State's Attorney in 1998; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Willie Flowers Jr. enjoyed sports and playing | 17 | | softball and basketball in his younger year; he was an avid | 18 | | reader and liked spending time with his family; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Willie Flowers Jr. was preceded in death by his | 20 | | father; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Willie Flowers Jr. is survived by his mother; his | 2 | | siblings, Mary E. Flowers-Coutee (Dan), Betty J. Phillips | 3 | | (Wayne), Shirley A. Hiner (Thomas, preceded in death), Edward | 4 | | J. Flowers (Sharnelle), Louis (Steve) Flowers (Lynette), and | 5 | | Kimberly C. Flowers; his uncle; his 24 nieces and nephews; his | 6 | | 15 great-nieces and nephews; and a host of great-great-nieces | 7 | | and nephews; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we mourn the passing of Willie Flowers Jr., and extend our | 11 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 12 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Willie Flowers Jr. as an expression | 15 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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