Full Text of SR0459 101st 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 Elbert Freeman Sr., who passed away on | 4 | | May 8, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Elbert Freeman Sr. was born in Emelle, Alabama to | 6 | | Gertrude and Louis Freeman on July 24, 1931; he committed to | 7 | | his faith at an early age at the Jones Missionary Baptist | 8 | | Church in Emelle, Alabama; while attending church, he met | 9 | | Ruthie Yarbrough; they married in 1952; they moved to St. | 10 | | Louis, Missouri and finally settled in Chicago; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Elbert Freeman Sr. worked in the Electro Motors | 12 | | Division at General Motors and retired after 27 years of | 13 | | service; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Elbert Freeman was a member of Mt. Pleasant MB | 15 | | Church, where he served as a Sunday school teacher for many | 16 | | years; he later moved his membership to St. Mark MB Church, | 17 | | where he faithfully served as a teacher and was ordained a | 18 | | deacon; he enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, and spending | 19 | | time with his grandchildren; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Elbert Freeman Sr. was preceded in death by his | 21 | | four sisters and his three brothers; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Elbert Freeman Sr. is survived by his wife, | 2 | | Ruthie; his daughter, Patricia (Donald); his son, Elbert Jr. | 3 | | (Stacey); his sisters, Fannie, Edna, and Mary (Wendell); his | 4 | | brother, James; his grandchildren, Marcus, Stacey, Jordan, | 5 | | Christian, and Gabriel; and his many nieces, nephews, cousins, | 6 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Elbert Freeman Sr. and extend our sincere condolences to his | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Elbert Freeman Sr. as an expression | 14 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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