Full Text of SR1456 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Roger Carlyle Farrar Jr., who passed away | 4 | | on February 22, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Roger Farrar Jr. was born in Rockford to Roger and | 6 | | Carol (Banks) Farrar Sr. on October 8, 1964; he graduated from | 7 | | Lutheran High School in 1982; he earned a bachelor's degree | 8 | | from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and a Master of | 9 | | Business Administration from Rockford University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Roger Farrar Jr. served with honor and distinction | 11 | | in the United States Marine Corp; he was a police officer for | 12 | | the City of Rockford Police Department for ten years before | 13 | | retiring; he later worked as Manager of the Mobile Unit of the | 14 | | Illinois Secretary of State Offices, as a G.E.D. Instructor for | 15 | | the Booker Washington Center, and as a trainer and educator for | 16 | | Community Care Alliance; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Roger Farrar Jr. was an active member of New Zion | 18 | | Missionary Baptist Church, where he served in the Men's | 19 | | Ministry; he was a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, | 20 | | Inc., as well as the business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi; a | 21 | | true lover of sports, he was a devoted football fan and coach; | 22 | | he was the owner of the Rockford Gladiators and coached the |
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| 1 | | Rock River Raptors, the Green Bay Blizzard, the Chicago | 2 | | Slaughter, the Chicago Bliss, the Rockford College Regents, and | 3 | | the Jefferson J-Hawks; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Roger Farrar Jr. believed in fairness and | 5 | | affording dignity and respect to others; he believed that | 6 | | sports are an avenue for all young people to learn, develop, | 7 | | experience, and grow into the wholeness of life; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Roger Carlyle Jr. was preceded in death by his | 9 | | father; and his maternal and paternal grandparents, Kermit and | 10 | | Verma J. Farrar Sr., Ebil Ellis and Nozelia (Banks) Ross; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Roger Carlyle Jr. is survived by his parents; his | 12 | | son, Christopher Farrar; his grandchildren, Xavier and Noelle | 13 | | Farrar; his brother, Bradley Farrar; his niece, Regan Farrar; | 14 | | his special friend and companion of many years, Roberta | 15 | | Box-Hanserd; his uncles, Kermit (Elaine) Farrar Mr., and Percy | 16 | | Franklin; his great-uncle, Roosevelt (Catherine) Banks; his | 17 | | great-aunt, Lillian Taylor; his honorary uncle, Willie | 18 | | (Jeanne) Banks; his honorary aunt, Constance (Clint) Walker; | 19 | | his two godchildren, Shamarra Hardy and Shawn Cooper; and his | 20 | | extended family, cousins, and friends; he also valued his band | 21 | | of police department friends, fraternity brothers "roo team," | 22 | | the "Machine Shed" crew, coaches, and players; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Roger Carlyle Farrar Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to | 4 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Roger Carlyle Jr. as an expression | 8 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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