Full Text of HR1377 095th General Assembly
HR1377 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Lindy Allen of Chicago, who passed away on May 28, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Cornelius Allen was born on October 13, 1928 in | 6 |
| Gary, Indiana; his parents were the late Diston and Addie P. | 7 |
| Allen; and
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| WHEREAS, Cornelius Allen attended high school at Oakwood | 9 |
| Academy in Huntsville, Alabama, graduating with the class of | 10 |
| 1947; he was then drafted into the United States Armed Forces, | 11 |
| and served as Private First Class in 1952; he received an | 12 |
| honorable discharge after committed service in the United | 13 |
| States Army Reserve in 1957; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1955, Cornelius Allen pursued an adventurous | 15 |
| career with the Chicago Transit Authority; he spoke often of | 16 |
| the passengers who became his friends and the children that he | 17 |
| ushered to school who knew his smiling face; he retired from | 18 |
| the CTA after 30 years of loyal service; and
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| WHEREAS, Cornelius Allen was a road warrior at heart who | 20 |
| frequently traveled by car to visit his family; and |
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| WHEREAS, Cornelius Allen was a proponent of education and | 2 |
| encouraged any young person to engage and excel in their | 3 |
| educational pursuits; committed to his ancestry and | 4 |
| knowledgeable of his heritage, he also encouraged his family to | 5 |
| "root your roots" and assured that his family stayed connected | 6 |
| and carried pride for their ancestors; forever engaged and | 7 |
| connected to his family near and far, there was seldom an event | 8 |
| or occasion that would not be noticed, commended, attended, and | 9 |
| proclaimed; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Cornelius Allen is survived by his son, Dell Allen | 11 |
| (Debbie); his daughter, Addie Allen; his grandchildren, Marcus | 12 |
| Allen, Dell "Rome" Allen, and Justus Cornelius Allen Pugh; his | 13 |
| great-grandchildren, Cameron Allen, Lyndon Allen, and Lucas | 14 |
| Allen; his brothers, Roy Shephard and Rosenwald (Eunice) Allen | 15 |
| Sr.; and his sister, Mary Ann Guyton; and
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| WHEREAS, Cornelius Allen will be remembered by all who knew | 17 |
| and loved him for his willingness to share with others, his | 18 |
| generosity, and his commitment to education and his ancestry; | 19 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 23 |
| Cornelius Lindy Allen; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of Cornelius Lindy Allen as an | 3 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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