Full Text of SR0134 96th General Assembly
SR0134 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Retired United States Air Force Master | 4 |
| Sergeant Dr. Roland H. Alexander of Fairview Heights, who | 5 |
| passed away on January 26, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born November 29, 1926, in Radford, | 7 |
| Virginia; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1968, after 21 years in the United States Air | 9 |
| Force, Dr. Alexander retired and began another career as an | 10 |
| instructor of Vocational Electronics at East St. Louis Senior | 11 |
| High School in East St. Louis; from 1971 to 1979, he earned | 12 |
| three degrees from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale: | 13 |
| a B.S. in Technical Education, an M.S. in Occupational | 14 |
| Education, and a Ph.D. in Education; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander retired from School District 189 as | 16 |
| System Director of the East St. Louis Community College and | 17 |
| Lovejoy Regional Vocation System; during his tenure, he earned | 18 |
| numerous awards and teaching honors; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, His professional affiliations were many, | 20 |
| including the National and Illinois Councils of Local | 21 |
| Administrators, Phi Delta Kappa, and the Southern Illinois |
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| Occupational Leaders, where he served as president; in addition | 2 |
| to his educational pursuits, Dr. Alexander was an active member | 3 |
| of Southern Cross Masonic Lodge 112 Free and Accepted Masons, | 4 |
| Prince Hall Affiliated; he was a past Commander-In-Chief of | 5 |
| Tyree Consistory 64, Scottish Rite of Free Masons, Northern | 6 |
| Jurisdiction, where he received the 33 degree for exceptional | 7 |
| service; and he also served as Potentate of Aahmes Temple 132 | 8 |
| Shriners in East St. Louis; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander was preceded in death by his | 10 |
| parents, Muriel Douglas and Lillie Clark Alexander; his | 11 |
| brothers, Tyree and Clarence Alexander; his sisters, Helen | 12 |
| Alexander and Millicent Connor; and his two foster brothers, | 13 |
| Douglas and Joseph Delaney; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Alexander is survived by his loving wife of | 15 |
| more than 54 years, Joyce, nee Williams, Alexander; his sons, | 16 |
| Derek and Robert Alexander; his sister, Serena A. Twyman; his | 17 |
| brothers, Billie (Queen) Alexander and George Alexander; his | 18 |
| sister-in-law, Catherine Delaney; his sisters-in-law, Emma | 19 |
| Hopkins, Ramona Herte, and Jenette McKnight; his six endeared | 20 |
| brothers-in-law in the Williams family; and a host of nieces, | 21 |
| nephews, other relatives, and many friends who are all deeply | 22 |
| saddened by his passing; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 2 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Dr. Roland Alexander; | 3 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to the family of Dr. Roland Alexander as a symbol of | 6 |
| our sincere sympathy.
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