Full Text of SR0180 94th General Assembly
SR0180 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Eddie L. Steele of Chicago | 4 |
| on April 28, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Steele was born January 5, 1951, to Eddie Lee | 6 |
| Steele, Sr., and Dora Lee Steele, the oldest of four children; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, He attended John Fisk Elementary School, | 9 |
| Beethoven Middle School, Dusable High School, and Kennedy King | 10 |
| College in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, He served in the U.S. Navy from January 16, 1969 | 12 |
| to January 15, 1975; he was very proud to have served his | 13 |
| country in the Vietnam War; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Zether Mae Stone (Mae Mae) on February | 15 |
| 10, 1973, and they had two children, Katrina L. Steele and | 16 |
| Bianca C. Steele, and were grandparents to one grandchild, | 17 |
| Trevion E. Steele; and
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| WHEREAS, He was employed at Ford Motor Company for 33 | 19 |
| years; he was better known at Ford as "Lil Momma" and by | 20 |
| friends and family as "Toochie Doochie"; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to his loving family, he leaves to | 23 |
| cherish his memory one sister, Eva M. (Steele) Thomas; his | 24 |
| brothers, Everette D. Steele (Goodie), and Larry C. Steele; his | 25 |
| aunt, Carrie (Johnnie) Gray; his uncle, Wadell Steele; his | 26 |
| great-aunts, Clem Johnson (Clarence) Johnson, Lily Williams, | 27 |
| and Margarett (Columbus) Williams; his sisters-in-law; his | 28 |
| mother-in-law, Mae D. Stone; and a host of nieces, nephews, |
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| cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that that we mourn the | 4 |
| passing of Eddie L. Steele and extend our sincere condolences | 5 |
| to his family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 8 |
| sympathy.
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