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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Pastor Jeffery Ivory Sr. of Peoria, who |
4 | | passed away on May 8, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. was born on November 20, 1933, |
6 | | in Gainesville, Alabama, and was raised in York, Alabama; his |
7 | | parents were John L. and Sephronia Ivory; he married Gladys |
8 | | Sturdivant on August 20, 1953, in Meridian, Mississippi; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. retired from Allied and Hyster's |
10 | | Construction Companies in 1973 before being called to the |
11 | | pastorship; he served as Pastor of Grace Baptist Church for 40 |
12 | | years and directed the church's activities; during his |
13 | | leadership, the church grew to over 800 members; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. was a past moderator of the |
15 | | Central District Association, past president of the Baptist |
16 | | Ministerial Alliance and the Central District Congress of |
17 | | Christian Education, and a member of the Peoria Christian |
18 | | Leadership Council; he was also a past board member of the |
19 | | Minority Affairs Council for the Illinois Department of |
20 | | Transportation for District 4, dedicated to improving minority |
21 | | participation for black contractors, and a past board member of |
22 | | the Central Illinois Black Expo; and
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1 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. enjoyed watching the Chicago |
2 | | Cubs, fishing, and cooking; he also enjoyed spending time with |
3 | | his wife, children, grandchildren, and church family; and |
4 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. is preceded in death by his |
5 | | parents; his son, Jeffery Ivory, Jr.; his daughter, Erica Dawn |
6 | | Ivory; and his 3 brothers and 2 sisters; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. is survived by his beloved wife |
8 | | of almost 60 years, Gladys Ivory; his sons, Ricky (Carolyn) |
9 | | Ivory, Larry (Janis) Ivory, Rodney (Jennifer) Ivory, and Darren |
10 | | Ivory; his daughters, Lorraine (William) Sephus, Teresa |
11 | | (Lonnie) Hayes, Beverly (Eric) Cameron, and Ariel Ivory; his |
12 | | sister, Marjorite Shelton; his 18 grandchildren; his 22 |
13 | | great-grandchildren; his 3 great-great-grandchildren; his |
14 | | godson, Jamar Thomas; his many nieces, nephews, other |
15 | | relatives, and friends; and his Grace Baptist Church family; |
16 | | therefore, be it
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17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
19 | | his family and friends, the passing of Pastor Jeffery Ivory |
20 | | Sr.; and be it further
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21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |