Full Text of HR1432 94th General Assembly
HR1432 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois were deeply saddened to learn of the death of | 4 |
| Alvin Joseph Baxter, Jr. of Chicago, on Thursday, August 3, | 5 |
| 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on May 27, 1920, in Chicago to Lucille | 7 |
| and Alvin Joseph Baxter, Sr., originally of New Orleans, | 8 |
| Louisiana; he attended Tilden Technical High School and then | 9 |
| worked for the Federal Government until being drafted into the | 10 |
| US Army in September of 1942; he attained the rank of Master | 11 |
| Sergeant and was honorably discharged in December of 1945; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended Catholic University in Washington, | 13 |
| D.C. and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1949; | 14 |
| he returned to Chicago and began working for the Cook County | 15 |
| Welfare Department where he met his future wife; and
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| WHEREAS, He was united in marriage on April 29, 1950, to | 17 |
| the former Doris Morgan in Dayton, Ohio; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, He built a successful career in government service | 19 |
| where he designed and implemented programs for impoverished | 20 |
| communities; he worked for the Office of Economic Opportunity, | 21 |
| which later became the Community Services Agency, eventually | 22 |
| retiring from the position of Branch Manager for the Midwestern | 23 |
| Region; and
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| WHEREAS, He retired in 1982 and took part in several | 25 |
| hobbies including picture framing, gardening and volunteer | 26 |
| work; dedicated to his community he demonstrated his commitment | 27 |
| through active participation in organizations such as the Hyde | 28 |
| Park-Kenwood Community Conference, the Blue Gargoyle, and | 29 |
| Friends of the Park; he also gave freely of his time and energy | 30 |
| to support the goals of the 25th District and the Office of |
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| State Representative Barbara Flynn Currie; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, He and Doris traveled extensively visiting parts | 3 |
| of Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean; his greatest joy in | 4 |
| retirement was being involved with his granddaughter, Morgan, | 5 |
| and his grandsons, Jordan and Justin; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Alvin Joseph Baxter, Jr. has been | 7 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Doris; his daughters, | 8 |
| Patrice Marie Baxter (Don) Walker and Camille Ann Baxter | 9 |
| (James) Bruce; his grandchildren, Morgan Leigh Walker, Jordan | 10 |
| James Bruce, and Justin Dalton Bruce; and a host of family and | 11 |
| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 |
| we mourn the passing of Alvin Joseph Baxter, Jr., and we extend | 15 |
| our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | 16 |
| knew and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 19 |
| sympathy.
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