Full Text of HR1177 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives learned with sadness of the death of Marvin | 4 | | Brown Bey of Chicago, who passed away on July 3, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on December 2, 1940, in Chicago to | 6 | | Estelle (Brown) Green; he was the youngest of four children and | 7 | | was raised by his adopted father, Charles Bey; he married | 8 | | Shirley, who preceded him in death, and they had one child, | 9 | | Marvin Jr.; he had a second son, Vinram with Willie C. Nettle | 10 | | Bey, who preceded him in death; he was instrumental in the | 11 | | rasing of Willie's three children, Yanta, Dukeith, and Breem; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, He attended Washburne Trade School where he was a | 14 | | member of the singing group, the Premiers; he enlisted into the | 15 | | U.S. Army at age 17; he attended basic training at Fort Leonard | 16 | | Wood, Missouri, and served in Germany as a paratrooper with an | 17 | | engineering unit; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, He was active in the Civil Rights movement and was | 19 | | a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the | 20 | | Council of Racial Equality, and the Chicago Urban League; he | 21 | | worked for Maryville Academy as their first African American | 22 | | counselor, and Job Corp, as a cab and commercial driver and a |
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| 1 | | race track teller; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, He continued his education by obtaining an | 3 | | Associate of Arts degree from Central YMCA Community College | 4 | | and he also took classes at the University of Chicago Lutheran | 5 | | School of Theology; he enjoyed the challenge and fellowship | 6 | | that Freemasonry offered and became a Mason in 1984 and was the | 7 | | last Past Master of St. Joel Lodge #34; he became a member of | 8 | | The Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the | 9 | | World Great Lakes Chapter #37 in 2007; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The passing of Marvin Brown Bey has been deeply | 11 | | felt by many, especially his son, Vinram S. Wade Bey; his | 12 | | grandchildren, Kamaria, Svonne, and Marquis; his great | 13 | | granddaughter, Jayda; his sister, Katie Estes and her children, | 14 | | Wilson, Jimmy, Emma, Joe, and, John; his niece, Dionne | 15 | | Campbell; and his lifelong friends, Joseph Cole and Leola | 16 | | Person; he was preceded in death by his mother, Estelle; his | 17 | | adopted father, Charles; his son, Marvin Jr.; his brothers, | 18 | | Jack Brown and James Campbell; and his nephews, Jack and | 19 | | Sherome; therefore, be it | 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we mourn the passing of Marvin Brown Bey, and we extend our | 23 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
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| 1 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 4 | | sympathy.
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