Full Text of HR0957 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the | 3 | | members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to honor | 4 | | the life and career of Frank Kevin "Tchallah" Reed, who passed | 5 | | away on February 26, 2014; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Frank Reed was born on September 16, 1954 in | 7 | | Omaha, Nebraska; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, In 1988, Frank Reed joined the Chi-Lites as the | 9 | | successor to former lead singer Eugene Record; the Chi-Lites, | 10 | | founded in the late 1950s, had their heyday in the early 1970s | 11 | | with major hits, "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl"; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Along with original band members Marshall | 13 | | Thompson and Robert "Squirrel" Lester, and the other lead | 14 | | vocalist, Anthony Watson, Frank Reed recorded the studio album | 15 | | "Help Wanted (Heroes Are In Short Supply)" in 1998; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Prior to joining the Chi-Lites, Frank Reed was one | 17 | | of the lead vocalists of "Michigan Avenue", a local Chicago | 18 | | band created by former Chi-Lites member, Clarence Johnson; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Frank Reed was the longest-performing member of | 20 | | the Chi-Lites behind original members, Marshall Thompson and |
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| 1 | | Robert Lester; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we honor the life and career of Frank Kevin "Tchallah" Reed; | 5 | | and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Frank Reed in honor of his life and | 8 | | career.
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