Full Text of SR0112 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 L.A. Wallace of Beach Park, who passed | 4 | | away on January 23, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, L.A. Wallace was born on December 26, 1935, in | 6 | | Lake Cormorant, Mississippi; his parents were Jesse and | 7 | | Susannah Wallace, Sr.; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, L.A. Wallace was the founder and operator of North | 9 | | Chicago Black Topping Company in the early 1960s; he later | 10 | | founded the North Chicago Disposal Service; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, L.A. Wallace was a member of Jesus Name Apostolic | 12 | | Church; he accepted Jesus as his personal savior and was | 13 | | baptized by Elder John Caples; he later re-dedicated his life | 14 | | to Christ under the guidance of one of his nieces, Pastor | 15 | | Debbie Richards; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, L.A. Wallace is survived by his wife, Doris; his | 17 | | sons, Pastor Melvin R. (Felicia) Wallace, Lamont Wallace, and | 18 | | Casey Wallace; his daughters, Rita Byrd, Wanda (Acey) Derrick, | 19 | | and Salys; his stepchildren, Willie and Dorian; his brothers, | 20 | | Clarence (Willa), Theathra, and Lee (Jimmie); his sister, | 21 | | Elenora Hopkins; and his many grandchildren, |
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| 1 | | great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear | 2 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 5 | | his family and friends, the passing of L.A. Wallace; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of L.A. Wallace as an expression of our | 9 | | sympathy.
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