Full Text of SR1378 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Willie R. Snowden, who passed away on | 4 | | December 3, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Willie Snowden was born in El Dorado, Arkansas to | 6 | | Paul and Beulah Snowden on January 16, 1941; he attended | 7 | | elementary and secondary schools in Arkansas and graduated | 8 | | from Booker T. Washington High School in 1958, where he played | 9 | | football; he also developed a love for golf as a result of his | 10 | | father's training; he caddied for many years and continued to | 11 | | develop his skills in golf; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Willie Snowden attended Texas Southern University | 13 | | from 1958 to 1960; he later joined the U.S. Army and served for | 14 | | two years; after the completion of his service, he graduated | 15 | | from AM & N College in Pine Bluff, Arkansas; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Willie Snowden re-connected with his high school | 17 | | sweetheart, Gloria Soldon, in 2000; they both retired in 2004, | 18 | | and he moved to Kansas City; they were married in 2005; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Willie Snowden was a member of Morning Star | 20 | | Baptist Church; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Willie Snowden is survived by his wife of 17 | 2 | | years, Gloria Soldon-Snowden; his son, Roderick Snowden; his | 3 | | sister, Irma Sims; his brothers, Paul and Jimmy (Rosie) | 4 | | Snowden; his special cousins and sisters, Dorothy Thompson and | 5 | | Beverly Snowden Schultz; and his nieces and nephews, Pastor | 6 | | Paul Calvin (Carol) Sims, State Sen. Elgie R. (Shivonne) Sims, | 7 | | Libue Steven Sims, Paula Snowden Middleton, and Calvin, Kenny, | 8 | | Marquita, and Shea; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Willie R. Snowden and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Willie Snowden as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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