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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 Eddie "Simroy" Golliday of Belleville, |
4 | | who passed away on January 7, 2017 at the age of 74; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Eddie Golliday was born in Grenada, Mississippi to |
6 | | J.C. Golliday and I.V. Hankins Golliday on June 4, 1942; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Eddie Golliday was a prolific mechanic, |
8 | | maintenance man, and businessman; he started Golliday Rentals |
9 | | over 35 years ago and has owned over 100 rental properties and |
10 | | flipped many houses; he and his wife owned and operated Alorton |
11 | | Hardware and Golliday's "Catch of the Day"; he was employed for |
12 | | over 30 years at Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in St. Louis, |
13 | | Missouri and achieved the coveted position of Maintenance |
14 | | Mechanic, being the first and only black maintenance man to |
15 | | ever be hired at that location; after he retired from |
16 | | Pepsi-Cola he went to work for the East St. Louis Park District |
17 | | as a seasonal Maintenance Manager, a position he enjoyed until |
18 | | his death; his love for work was deeply embedded in his strong |
19 | | character; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, Eddie Golliday was a loving husband, loving |
21 | | father, and devoted family patriarch; he was outspoken, strict, |
22 | | caring, and had a sense of humor enjoyed by all who met him; |
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1 | | and
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2 | | WHEREAS, Eddie Golliday was preceded in death by his |
3 | | parents; his other loving parents, Olivia Golliday and Jessie |
4 | | Golliday; his son, Cordell; his brothers, Jimmie, Roscoe, and |
5 | | Will Golliday; his sisters, Lela Bell Sally and Ruth Cook; his |
6 | | special mother/aunt, Dora Bonds; his grandchildren, Monte |
7 | | Golliday, Brittany Golliday, and baby Tiara Golliday; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Eddie Golliday is survived by his loving wife of |
9 | | over 40 years, Irma McSwain Golliday; his sons, Antwyne |
10 | | (Monique), Dwayne, and Alvin (Delores); his daughters, Annette |
11 | | (Thomas) Hill, Laura Ann Golliday, and Elesia (Darian) Brown; |
12 | | his siblings, Frank Golliday, Tommie Jean Golliday, Shelba |
13 | | Golliday, Douglas Golliday, Earnie Mae Murry, Mildred |
14 | | (Charles) Foote, Rosie Sheperd, James Golliday, and Michael |
15 | | (Paula) Golliday; his 50 grandchildren and great |
16 | | grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins; |
17 | | therefore, be it
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18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
20 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Eddie "Simroy" |
21 | | Golliday, and express our sincere condolences to his family, |
22 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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