Full Text of SR0285 94th General Assembly
SR0285 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 Al Oxford of Johnston City | 4 |
| on Tuesday, June 7, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on January 6, 1943, in Hardin County | 6 |
| to Gilbert and Cora (Ralph) Oxford; he married Iolanda (Serena) | 7 |
| on April 27, 1977, in Harrisburg; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Oxford was a retired coal miner, last working | 9 |
| at Rend Lake Consolidated Coal in 2003, and was a union | 10 |
| representative for the United Mine Workers of America; he was a | 11 |
| veteran of the Cuban Missile Crisis Bay of Pigs from 1960 to | 12 |
| 1963, serving in the U.S. Navy; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Lake Creek Masonic Lodge | 14 |
| and a board member of the F.R.C.; he was a Democratic Precinct | 15 |
| Committeeman, had served on the Johnston City School Board, and | 16 |
| had been a Johnston City alderman; he was member of the | 17 |
| Hurricane Memorial Baptist Church of Herrin, where he served as | 18 |
| a Trustee and a Yokefellow; he was a member of the Buccaneer's | 19 |
| Club of Johnston City; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Al Oxford has been deeply felt by | 21 |
| many, especially his wife, Iolanda; his son, Brian Oxford and | 22 |
| wife Shelley; his daughter, Tonya Oxford Greenrod; his | 23 |
| grandchildren, Ryan Oxford, Courtney Oxford, Kayleigh Oxford, | 24 |
| Aaron Pogue, and Kaci Pogue; his sister, Wanda Cash; his | 25 |
| brother, Russell Oxford and wife Jackie; his sister, Alma Gross | 26 |
| and husband Harold; his sister, Betty Cash and husband Ed; his | 27 |
| brother, Harry Oxford and wife Jane; his brother Dave Oxford; | 28 |
| and his many nieces and nephews; he was preceded in death by | 29 |
| his parents and his brothers, Winford and Kenny Oxford; | 30 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 |
| Al Oxford, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family, | 4 |
| friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincere | 7 |
| condolences for the loss of their loved one.
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