Full Text of SR0218 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 Cleophus "Bill" Sanders, Ser Nefer | 4 | | Khar, who passed away on April 2, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Cleophus Sanders was born to Lula Wilkerson | 6 | | Sanders in Macon, Mississippi on October 13, 1933; after | 7 | | spending his earlier years working on a farm, he and his family | 8 | | moved to Chicago during the Great Migration; he delivered | 9 | | newspapers while attending James R. Doolittle Elementary | 10 | | School, and his family attended West Point M.B. Church; he | 11 | | graduated from Wendell Phillips High School in 1952; he | 12 | | married Annette Allen; after their marriage ended, he married | 13 | | Naomi Sanders on February 22, 1969, and they became a blended | 14 | | family with five children; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Cleophus Sanders worked as a machinist at the | 16 | | National Can Corporation for over 40 years; trusted by both | 17 | | management and his coworkers and known for his financial | 18 | | skills and honesty, he was tasked with keeping the financial | 19 | | books for the union; while working, he attended adult | 20 | | education classes at Chicago vocation schools and Bloom High | 21 | | School to advance his technical skills; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Cleophus Sanders volunteered his time and energy |
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| 1 | | to address injustices in his community; he was a life-long | 2 | | learner, and he and Naomi explored many things together, | 3 | | including African wisdom and health and nutrition; wanting to | 4 | | foster health and wellness in his community, he was the | 5 | | founder of the Itongo Natural Foods CoOp, which became a | 6 | | community gathering place and hosted classes and visiting | 7 | | lecturers on health and wellness topics; he was also a member | 8 | | of the spiritual group the Ausar Auset Society International, | 9 | | and he took the name Nefer Khar, which means one who sits among | 10 | | the rulers; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Cleophus Sanders took a life changing trip to | 12 | | Ghana, which he considered an invaluable experience; he loved | 13 | | sports, especially the Chicago Bears, and jazz; he enjoyed | 14 | | playing cards and doing puzzles, sharp clothes, tricks, | 15 | | shooting pool, bowling, marbles, jokes, and laughter; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Cleophus Sanders was preceded in death by his | 17 | | daughter, Sharon Cruikshank; his mother; and his two brothers, | 18 | | Ray and Leonard; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Cleophus Sanders is survived by his wife of 53 | 20 | | years, Naomi 'Mickey' (Ser-t Reshiwa Het Herta); his five | 21 | | loving children, Rasheedah, Karen, Menetti and Raheem, and | 22 | | Carlos and Tanya; his son-in-law, William; his grandchildren, | 23 | | Nademah, Zakiya, Saleem, Maryam, Amanah Taqwa, Khayeem, Heru |
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| 1 | | Kha Sah, Noni, Meri-t Ua, Keisha, Kwame, Kofi, Khumare, Kyle, | 2 | | Kiela, Kameron, Cameron, Malcolm, Mariama, Essence, Rahsann, | 3 | | and Todd; his 24 great-grandchildren, his six | 4 | | great-great-grandchildren; his nieces and nephews, Diane, | 5 | | Terry, Johnny, Cheryl, Bernice, Mable, Ella, Gary, and Dwayne; | 6 | | his siblings, Isabelle, Tarvie (Jerome), Esther, Sarah, and | 7 | | Charles; his Markham neighbors; and other Wayne and Wilkerson | 8 | | family members; and numerous friends; 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 | | Cleophus "Bill" Sanders, Ser Nefer Khar, and extend our | 12 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 13 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Cleophus Sanders as an expression | 16 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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