Full Text of HR0964 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Eugene | 4 | | Stenson, II of Santa Clarita, California, who passed away on | 5 | | March 22, 2014; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Stenson, II was born in Peoria on July 15, | 7 | | 1943 to Eugene and Geraldine Stenson; he attended Bradley | 8 | | University in Peoria and Southern Illinois University in | 9 | | Carbondale; he relocated to California in 1967 and married | 10 | | Naomi Pryor in 1990; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Stenson, II retired in 1997 from the Nissan | 12 | | Corporation as the first African-American supervisor of Parts | 13 | | Distribution from overseas to dealerships throughout the | 14 | | United States; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Gino", Eugene Stenson, | 16 | | II enjoyed tennis, jazz, history, cooking, sports, fine-arts, | 17 | | hosting cookouts, and making floral arrangements; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Stenson, II was preceded in death by one | 19 | | brother, Clyde Douglas Norvell, and by his parents; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Stenson, II is survived by his wife of 23 |
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| 1 | | years, Naomi; his daughters, Felicia Yvonne Stenson and Minci | 2 | | Sekou Stenson; his son, Darin Christopher Pryor; his | 3 | | granddaughter, Imani Pryor; his brothers, John (Arie) Stenson | 4 | | and Caesar Stenson; his sisters, Mary Frances Turner, Yvonne | 5 | | (Rudolph) Booth, and Roberta Marshall; his mother-in-law, | 6 | | Carrie B. Barley; his 3 sisters-in-law; his 3 brothers-in-law; | 7 | | and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we mourn the passing of Eugene Stenson, II, and extend our | 11 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 12 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Eugene Stenson, II as an expression | 15 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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