Full Text of SR0363 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Earnest L. Thomas, who passed away on May | 4 | | 3, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Earnest Thomas was born on September 17, 1932, in | 6 | | Sparta, Georgia; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Earnest Thomas received his education at Union | 8 | | High School and Georgia State College; he continued his | 9 | | education at Georgia Baptist College, where he earned his | 10 | | bachelor's degree in theology and his doctorate; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Earnest Thomas served his country as a member of | 12 | | the United States Army during the Korean War; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Earnest Thomas was employed by the Chicago Public | 14 | | Schools as a teacher for more than 30 years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Earnest Thomas was committed to community | 16 | | involvement and was affiliated with the NAACP, the 11th | 17 | | District Beat Representative, the Police District Steering | 18 | | Committee, and the Midwest Community Council; he also served as | 19 | | Executive Director of the 7th Congressional District | 20 | | Organization; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Earnest Thomas accepted Christ as his holy savior | 2 | | and was united with the Greater Garfield Baptist Church under | 3 | | the leadership of Reverend George Henderson; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Earnest Thomas enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling, | 5 | | and reading; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Earnest Thomas was preceded in death by his | 7 | | mother, Corine Thomas; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Earnest Thomas is survived by his son, Tramaine | 9 | | (Shavon) Collins; his daughters, Tara and Tunga Collins; his | 10 | | grandsons, Tramaine Jr. and Darrious; his granddaughter, | 11 | | Capriah; his special friend, Ms. Rose; and his many other | 12 | | relatives and friends; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 | | his family and friends, the passing of Earnest L. Thomas; and | 16 | | be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Earnest Thomas as an expression of | 19 | | our sympathy.
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