Full Text of SR0792 94th General Assembly
SR0792 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 Joseph Frank Roberts of | 4 |
| Chicago on Saturday, August 5, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago on October
1, 1904, the | 6 |
| youngest child of Margarite and Wilson Roberts; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1925, Mr. Roberts was united in holy matrimony | 8 |
| to the love of his life, Juanita Williams; they celebrated 70 | 9 |
| blessed years of marriage, and she preceded him in death; | 10 |
| together, they were the parents of Edith, Joseph Jr., and | 11 |
| Kenneth, who also preceded him in death; his two grandchildren, | 12 |
| Anna Maria and Gregory, who gave him unceasing loyalty and | 13 |
| unconditional love as his constant caretakers, were second to | 14 |
| none; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Roberts worked in the City of Chicago and the | 16 |
| Hyde Park area as a plumber, handyman, and house repair | 17 |
| consultant for over eight decades; he was a Hyde Park resident | 18 |
| for over 50 years and a sought after speaker regarding | 19 |
| historical information on the many different and interesting | 20 |
| neighbors of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, He received celebratory wishes for his 100th | 22 |
| birthday from the 43rd President and First Lady, George and | 23 |
| Laura Bush, Mayor Richard M. Daley, the President and | 24 |
| Commissioners of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, and | 25 |
| the United States Senate; and
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| WHEREAS, Recently the Chicago Newberry Library verified | 27 |
| that Mr. Joseph Roberts was the oldest African American on | 28 |
| record born and raised in the City of Chicago; he had a feisty | 29 |
| attitude, an enthusiasm, and love of family and friends that | 30 |
| will be long-remembered; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Joseph Frank Roberts has been | 2 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his grandson, Joseph Preacely | 3 |
| (Anna); his loving, devoted partner in crime niecy LePhaye; his | 4 |
| nieces, Gayle, Rhyan, Marian, and Sharon; his nephews, | 5 |
| Zellinor, Kyle, Jason, Kevin, Anthony, Darryl, Alexander, | 6 |
| Andre, Curtis, Ricardo, Fred, and Andre; his special | 7 |
| goddaughter by choice, Kim; and his loving and devoted | 8 |
| granddaughters by choice, Dottie, Inez, Cynthia, Cheryl, and | 9 |
| Elizabeth; he was also preceded in death by his nephew, Lionel; | 10 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 |
| Joseph Frank Roberts, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 14 |
| his family, his friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 15 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 18 |
| sympathy.
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