Full Text of SR0187 94th General Assembly
SR0187 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 regret of the death of (Ulysses) Leon Hill on | 4 |
| Sunday, April 3, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on October 6, 1927, to Izola and Leon | 6 |
| Hill, Sr., in Canton, Mississippi; and
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| WHEREAS, He valiantly served his country as a member of the | 8 |
| United States Army; after his discharge, he attended Canton | 9 |
| Commercial College in Mississippi; he later moved to Chicago, | 10 |
| where he met and married Geraldine Regans on December 6, 1981; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's | 13 |
| Witnesses, was baptized on July 19, 1989, and remained a | 14 |
| faithful member until his passing; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of (Ulysses) Leon Hill has been deeply | 16 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Geri Hill; his daughters, | 17 |
| Mary Ann and Emma Jean; his six grandchildren; his twelve | 18 |
| great-grandchildren; his stepson, Eric; his sisters, Gladys | 19 |
| Archie, Katie Hill, and Dorothy (James) Grandberry; his | 20 |
| brother, William (Rosie) Hill; and his many other relatives and | 21 |
| countless friends; two brothers, Leon, Jr., and Jesse Hill, | 22 |
| preceded him in death; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 24 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 25 |
| (Ulysses) Leon Hill, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 26 |
| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 27 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 29 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest |
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