Full Text of SR0310 98th 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 Pastor Jeffery Ivory Sr. of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on May 8, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. was born on November 20, 1933, | 6 | | in Gainesville, Alabama, and was raised in York, Alabama; his | 7 | | parents were John L. and Sephronia Ivory; he married Gladys | 8 | | Sturdivant on August 20, 1953, in Meridian, Mississippi; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. retired from Allied and Hyster's | 10 | | Construction Companies in 1973 before being called to the | 11 | | pastorship; he served as Pastor of Grace Baptist Church for 40 | 12 | | years and directed the church's activities; during his | 13 | | leadership, the church grew to over 800 members; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. was a past moderator of the | 15 | | Central District Association, past president of the Baptist | 16 | | Ministerial Alliance and the Central District Congress of | 17 | | Christian Education, and a member of the Peoria Christian | 18 | | Leadership Council; he was also a past board member of the | 19 | | Minority Affairs Council for the Illinois Department of | 20 | | Transportation for District 4, dedicated to improving minority | 21 | | participation for black contractors, and a past board member of | 22 | | the Central Illinois Black Expo; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. enjoyed watching the Chicago | 2 | | Cubs, fishing, and cooking; he also enjoyed spending time with | 3 | | his wife, children, grandchildren, and church family; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. is preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents; his son, Jeffery Ivory, Jr.; his daughter, Erica Dawn | 6 | | Ivory; and his 3 brothers and 2 sisters; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. is survived by his beloved wife | 8 | | of almost 60 years, Gladys Ivory; his sons, Ricky (Carolyn) | 9 | | Ivory, Larry (Janis) Ivory, Rodney (Jennifer) Ivory, and Darren | 10 | | Ivory; his daughters, Lorraine (William) Sephus, Teresa | 11 | | (Lonnie) Hayes, Beverly (Eric) Cameron, and Ariel Ivory; his | 12 | | sister, Marjorite Shelton; his 18 grandchildren; his 22 | 13 | | great-grandchildren; his 3 great-great-grandchildren; his | 14 | | godson, Jamar Thomas; his many nieces, nephews, other | 15 | | relatives, and friends; and his Grace Baptist Church family; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 19 | | his family and friends, the passing of Pastor Jeffery Ivory | 20 | | Sr.; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Jeffery Ivory Sr. as an expression | 2 | | of our sympathy.
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