Full Text of SR1076 101st 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 Gloster Van Richardson of Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on February 27, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gloster Van Richardson was born in Greenville, | 6 | | Mississippi on July 18, 1942; he played college football at | 7 | | Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Gloster Van Richardson was drafted to play for the | 9 | | Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL in 1965; he ultimately played | 10 | | wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Dallas Cowboys, | 11 | | and the Cleveland Browns; he became a two-time NFL Superbowl | 12 | | champion while playing for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1970 and | 13 | | the Dallas Cowboys in 1971; in all, he played in 92 | 14 | | professional games, catching 92 passes for 1,976 yards and 18 | 15 | | touchdowns; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, After playing in the NFL for 10 years, Gloster Van | 17 | | Richardson returned to Chicago and worked as a physical | 18 | | education teacher for 25 years; he was the football coach at | 19 | | Kennedy-King College in Chicago, becoming one of the first | 20 | | football coaches at the City Colleges of Chicago; he taught | 21 | | football fundamentals to students from the Englewood Community | 22 | | and throughout the Chicago area; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gloster Van Richardson worked as the executive | 2 | | assistant for the then-president of the Cook County Board, the | 3 | | late John H. Stroger; he worked there for 12 years until his | 4 | | retirement; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gloster Van Richardson was a citizen of the City | 6 | | of Chicago for over 50 years; he was an advocate for the people | 7 | | and had strong ties to his community, especially the Southside; | 8 | | he was passionate and dedicated to his athletes and gave his | 9 | | all to help others; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gloster Van Richardson was a devoted husband and | 11 | | an adoring father and grandfather; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Gloster Van Richardson and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Gloster Van Richardson as an | 19 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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