Full Text of SR0342 97th General Assembly
SR0342 97TH 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 Willie Albert Hooker, Jr., who passed | 4 | | away on September 19, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on October 13, 1948 in Lexington, | 6 | | Holmes County, Mississippi to Willie Albert Hooker, Sr. and | 7 | | Beatrice Hooker; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He confessed hope in Christ at an early age and | 9 | | united with St. Peter Rock Church; he graduated from Lexington | 10 | | Attendance Center; he was drafted into the United States Army | 11 | | and joined the Army Reserve, serving his country for 13 years; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, He attended Saints Community College; he married | 14 | | Olivia, his high school sweetheart, and they enjoyed 40 years | 15 | | together; he worked for Fleetwood Homes, earning multiple | 16 | | certificates for his accomplishments and retiring as a | 17 | | supervisor; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his | 19 | | brothers, Jessie, Luntie, and Mack Hooker; his sister, | 20 | | Ernestine Greer; his sister-in-law, Margie Hooker; and his | 21 | | brother-in-law, L.C. Patton; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Willie Albert Hooker, Jr. is survived by his wife, | 2 | | Olivia; his daughters, Teresa (Reginald), Beatrice (Marvin), | 3 | | and Lucretia (Charles); his son, Willie Albert (Melissa); his | 4 | | sisters, Betsey (Joe) Crockwell, Elizabeth Greer, and Patricia | 5 | | (Robert) Travis; his brothers, Henry (Susie) and Robert Hooker; | 6 | | his sisters-in-law, Vernetta Hooker, Louisville Marcus, Meta | 7 | | Patton, Rosie Levy, and Juanita Patton; his brother-in-law, | 8 | | Clarence Patton; his 9 grandchildren; and a host of nieces, | 9 | | nephews, relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 | | his family and friends, the passing of Willie Albert Hooker, | 13 | | Jr.; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Willie Albert Hooker, Jr. as a | 16 | | symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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