Full Text of SR0117 97th 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 Melvin Alexander, Sr. of Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on January 10, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Alexander, Sr. was born on January 23, | 6 | | 1932, in Chicago, the son of Carmella and William Alexander; he | 7 | | was a graduate of Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago; he | 8 | | received further education in California, specializing in the | 9 | | area of law enforcement; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, He was baptized at the Canaan Baptist Church by | 11 | | the late Reverend Essex Elijah Franklin; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army and was a | 13 | | decorated Artillery Sergeant in the Korean War; he served for | 14 | | 33 years with the Chicago Police Department, served the city of | 15 | | Chicago as Special Detail to the late Mayor Harold Washington, | 16 | | and subsequently as Executive Director of the Office of | 17 | | Municipal Investigations; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, He later served the Cook County Sheriff's | 19 | | department as Director of the Child Support Enforcement | 20 | | Division until his retirement; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, He has a deep love for his family; he was a | 2 | | devoted husband and father, a caring brother, and a person who | 3 | | made an impression on others; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his sister, Geraldine | 5 | | Floyd; his brother, Leslie Alexander, Sr.; and his son, Melvin | 6 | | Alexander, Jr.; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Alexander, Sr. is survived by his | 8 | | daughters, Angela Holbrook (Frank) and Aileen Gay (Derrick); | 9 | | his sons, Anthony and Michael (Rosemary); his sisters, | 10 | | Elverneece A. Moore and Norma J. Cantrell; his sister-in-law, | 11 | | Yolanda Alexander; his 17 grandchildren; his 17 | 12 | | great-grandchildren; his nieces, nephews, other relatives, and | 13 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 16 | | his family and friends, the passing of Melvin Alexander, Sr.; | 17 | | and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Melvin Alexander, Sr. as a symbol of | 20 | | our sincere sympathy.
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