Full Text of HR1377 098th 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 Albert | 4 | | Davis Cheeks of Chicago, who passed away on November 9, 2014; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks was born on April 9, 1930 to Alice | 7 | | (nee Hunter) and Sandy Cheeks; he was one of 9 children; he | 8 | | married Dovie Leon Conway in 1954 in Canton, Mississippi; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks worked at International Harvest, | 10 | | Inc. as a Master Mechanic for 35 years, retiring in 1992; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks enjoyed walking, bowling, cooking, | 12 | | planting vegetables, deer hunting with his nephews, watching | 13 | | Wheel of Fortune with his wife, and secretly watching soap | 14 | | operas; he was an avid sports fan, especially of the Chicago | 15 | | Bears; he was a lifelong member of Fellowship Missionary | 16 | | Baptist Church in Chicago; he volunteered much of his time with | 17 | | the Greater Chicago Food Depository to help the less fortunate; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks is survived by his wife, Dovie; his | 2 | | children, Delois Cheeks Graham, Albert Cheeks, Jr., Ronald | 3 | | Stephen Cheeks, Darnell Cheeks, Alice Richell Cheeks-Zutant, | 4 | | and Wardene Stewart; his grandchildren; his | 5 | | great-grandchildren; his great-great-grandchildren; and a host | 6 | | of nieces and nephews who affectionately called him "Uncle | 7 | | A.D."; 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 Albert Davis Cheeks, 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 Albert Cheeks as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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