Full Text of SR0708 94th General Assembly
SR0708 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express | 3 |
| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Adolph | 4 |
| Paytes of Chicago, who passed away on March 26, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Adolph Paytes was born on April 3, 1936 to Alonzo | 6 |
| Lawson Paytes, Sr. and Irma Atkins Paytes; he was joined in | 7 |
| marriage on July 17, 1960, to his wife of forty-six years, | 8 |
| Leona Simmons; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Paytes was educated in Chicago public schools, | 10 |
| where he excelled as an honor student; he graduated from both | 11 |
| Shoop Elementary School and Morgan Park High School; during his | 12 |
| high school career, he was a star football player who was | 13 |
| lovingly known as "The Great T99"; and he graduated from | 14 |
| Roosevelt University with degrees in business administration | 15 |
| and accounting; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, He was employed by the Chicago Transit Authority; | 17 |
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Paytes was baptized as a child at Arnett | 19 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church, where he participated in | 20 |
| many of the church's activities; later, he became active at | 21 |
| Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church and, until his death, | 22 |
| he was a dedicated member of Christ Universal Temple; he was a | 23 |
| proud life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in the Theta Mu | 24 |
| Lambda Chapter; and
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| WHEREAS, Aldoph Paytes and his wife, Leona, traveled | 26 |
| extensively; they enjoyed an annual trip to Cancun Mexico | 27 |
| together and made many trips to their vacation home in Union | 28 |
| Pier, Michigan; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Paytes was preceded in death by his parents, |
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| his brothers, Alonzo Lawson, Jr. and James Thadeus, and his | 2 |
| sister, Joan McDuffie; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Adolph Paytes will be felt by all | 4 |
| who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Leona Simmons | 5 |
| Paytes; his sisters-in-law, Gertrude Paytes, Eva Paytes, Joyce | 6 |
| Wolfe, and Beverly (John) Willis; his brothers-in-law, Harry | 7 |
| (Carrie) Simmons and Terry (Jenean) Simmons; his nephews, | 8 |
| Antonio (Jacqueline) Paytes, Rodney Paytes, Steven (Cheryl) | 9 |
| Wolfe, Michael (Terri) Simmons, Chad (Carole) Simmons, and | 10 |
| Terrence Simmons; his nieces, Michelle (Calvin) Thompson, | 11 |
| Carmelle Paytes, Sharon Hinton, Tanya (Glenn) Harris, and Kelli | 12 |
| Johnson; his great-nephews, Anthony and Bryce Paytes; his | 13 |
| cousins, Delores Rose and JoAnn Barnes; his many grand-nieces | 14 |
| and nephews; and his many friends, associates, and fraternity | 15 |
| brothers; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 17 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 18 |
| all who knew and loved him, the death of Adolph Paytes; and be | 19 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the family of Adolph Paytes.
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