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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 Charles Curry, who passed away on June | ||||||
4 | 10, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Charles Curry was born in Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
6 | to Annie Laura (Pearson) and George Curry Sr. on July 30, 1938; | ||||||
7 | as a young man, he spent time with his father, learning about | ||||||
8 | the family businesses, including a grocery store, a gas | ||||||
9 | station, and a farm; he would often sneak on to the back of the | ||||||
10 | pick up truck to accompany his father; each day he would take | ||||||
11 | his father an afternoon snack of homemade cake and a cup of | ||||||
12 | coffee; as a child, he was a member of the Zion Franklin United | ||||||
13 | Methodist Church in Starkville, where his parents were active | ||||||
14 | members; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Charles Curry began selling milk, although he | ||||||
16 | never actually milked the cows, and received his first check | ||||||
17 | for his service at the age of 12, igniting his entrepreneurial | ||||||
18 | spirit; he also learned to drive at an early age, even before | ||||||
19 | he was tall enough to see over the steering wheel; he drove the | ||||||
20 | school bus to transport his classmates to school, sparking his | ||||||
21 | love for driving and appreciation of cars; he loved old cars | ||||||
22 | and believed they should always be clean; he could often be | ||||||
23 | found washing his truck or one of his cars outside of C. P. |
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1 | Grinding; and | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, After graduating high school, Charles Curry | ||||||
3 | traveled to Chicago, working briefly as a cook and as a | ||||||
4 | machinist in the grinding business; he took to the grinding | ||||||
5 | business and eventually purchased his own machine shop with his | ||||||
6 | brother; they became successful small business owners for over | ||||||
7 | 40 years; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Charles Curry married Henry Alice in 1957 and they | ||||||
9 | had three children; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Charles Curry joined Grant Memorial AME Church and | ||||||
11 | was active with the men's group; he could be found in the | ||||||
12 | church kitchen cooking his specialty of salmon croquettes, | ||||||
13 | singing with the men's choir, or even helping with the church | ||||||
14 | finances; he
devoted his entire life to his work and his | ||||||
15 | family; his home was the gathering place for family and | ||||||
16 | friends; and | ||||||
17 | WHEREAS, Charles Curry was preceded in death by his | ||||||
18 | parents; his sister, Louise; and his daughters, Felecia and | ||||||
19 | Audrey; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Charles Curry is survived by his wife, Henry | ||||||
21 | Alice; his daughters, Angela (Alfonzo) and Beverly; his |
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1 | grandchildren, Jareem, Jamel, Charlene, Christa, Christopher, | ||||||
2 | and Jai; his great-grandchildren, Brian, David, D'andre, | ||||||
3 | Lamore', and Jeremiah; his siblings, Catherine (Cleveland), | ||||||
4 | Margaret, Zelda, George Jr., Sammie, and Isaac (Bobbie); and | ||||||
5 | numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be | ||||||
6 | it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
9 | Charles Curry, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
10 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
11 | further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Charles Curry as an expression of | ||||||
14 | our deepest sympathy.
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