Full Text of SR0944 101st General Assembly
SR0944 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR0944 | | LRB101 17375 LAW 66780 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Robert Flowers Jr. of Chicago, who passed | 4 | | away on December 29, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Flowers Jr. was born in Gunnison, | 6 | | Mississippi to Robert and Elvirra Flowers Sr. on December 10, | 7 | | 1955; while living in Mississippi, he worked in the field as a | 8 | | cotton picker with his mother and six siblings; he attended | 9 | | Broad Street High School in Shelby, Mississippi; he was an | 10 | | active member of the high school's football team; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Robert Flowers Jr. moved to Chicago in 1979; he | 12 | | became employed as a security guard; later, he was employed at | 13 | | Country Delight Dairy as a truck loader; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Robert Flowers Jr. met his wife, Olivia Hodges, in | 15 | | 1980; one child was born from their union; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Robert Flowers Jr. was baptized and became a | 17 | | member of New True Love Missionary Baptist Church on December | 18 | | 7, 2003 under the late Alford Williams Sr., where he served as | 19 | | a faithful usher; he was later ordained as a Deacon under the | 20 | | leadership of Pastor Anthony R. Stepney III; and
|
| | | SR0944 | - 2 - | LRB101 17375 LAW 66780 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Flowers Jr. enjoyed playing cards, | 2 | | barbecuing, fishing, making hot tamales, and spending time with | 3 | | his grandchildren; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Robert Flowers Jr. was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents; his sisters, Marie Dinkins, Elvirra Jackson, Estella | 6 | | Flowers, and Tina Flowers; and his brother, John Flowers; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Robert Flowers Jr. is survived by his wife, Olivia | 8 | | Flowers; his children, Marchalle Barksdale, Robert (Shuntae) | 9 | | McAfee, Robin Flowers, Patrick Osborne, Raven Flowers, and Kent | 10 | | (Hillary) Jones; his grandchildren, Zion, Railey, Ranijah, | 11 | | Kent Jr., Bliss, Dejah, Aniya, Eboneke, Young, Devante, | 12 | | Javaris, and Eliana; his great grandchildren, Kevon, Michael, | 13 | | and Neveah; his godchildren, Jahmyra and Jamonte; his brother, | 14 | | Freddie Rushing; his sisters-in-law, Linda Bates and Joi | 15 | | Flowers; his brothers-in-law, Michael Hodges, Edward | 16 | | (Margarita) Hodges, and Frank Brown; and his nieces, nephews, | 17 | | cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Robert Flowers Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
|
| | | SR0944 | - 3 - | LRB101 17375 LAW 66780 r |
|
| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Robert Flowers Jr. as an expression | 3 | | of our deepest sympathy.
|
|