Full Text of SR1460 101st 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 Sandy Thomas Carter of Shorewood, who | 4 | | passed away on September 6, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Carter was born in Princeton, New Jersey to | 6 | | the Azah and Emma L. (Gregory) Carter on March 29, 1948; during | 7 | | his early school years, he worked in his mother's restaurant, | 8 | | Emma's Luncheonette, as a waiter; during his junior and senior | 9 | | years in high school, he worked for an overnight camp, which | 10 | | was the start of his career working with youth; he graduated | 11 | | from Princeton High School in 1966 and completed his bachelor's | 12 | | degree in elementary education at Newark State College (Kean | 13 | | University), where he helped found the college's first Black | 14 | | student action group; he married Mary Theresa Coleman at Mt. | 15 | | Zion Baptist Church in Westwood, New Jersey on August 26, 1972; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Carter began his teaching career in Newark, | 18 | | New Jersey as an elementary school teacher and later taught in | 19 | | East Orange, New Jersey; during one of his summer breaks, he | 20 | | started to work with World Book Encyclopedia; in 1986, he left | 21 | | New Jersey with his wife and children to join World Book | 22 | | Encyclopedias as a division chairperson in Joliet; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Carter returned to teaching at Joliet | 2 | | Central High School as a substitute teacher; he then became an | 3 | | English and Language Arts teacher at Laraway Elementary School | 4 | | in Joliet; he earned his master's degree in administration from | 5 | | Lewis University in Romeoville and became the principal of | 6 | | Laraway; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Carter retired as principal in 2011 and | 8 | | entered the real estate field as a realtor for Carter Realty | 9 | | Group; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Carter was a member of Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. | 11 | | Church in Princeton; after moving to Joliet, he was a member of | 12 | | Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church for 33 years; as a member of Brown | 13 | | Chapel, he served in many capacities, as a custodian, as a | 14 | | Sunday school teacher, and with the Christian Education | 15 | | Department; he led one of the first RAP groups for the teenage | 16 | | youth in church; he also worked with the Men's Ministry and | 17 | | served as a steward and on the trustee board; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Carter was passionate about his faith, his | 19 | | family, and education and received numerous community | 20 | | acknowledgment awards over the years; he was a beloved husband, | 21 | | father, grandfather, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and | 22 | | friend; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Carter was preceded in death by his parents; | 2 | | his daughter, Yvette Teres Carter; his brother, James Azah | 3 | | Carter; and his nephew, Keith James Carter; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Carter is survived by his wife, Mary | 5 | | Theresa; his son, Jonathan T. (Feleniese) Carter and | 6 | | granddaughters, Jocelyn and Jaria; his son, Chad J. (Carmen) | 7 | | Carter and grandsons, Chad Jr., Connor, and Carson; his | 8 | | daughter, Jessica (Terrance) Carter-Hobbs and granddaughters, | 9 | | Joyelle, Jayanna, and Jaleesa; his nieces, Kelly Carter, | 10 | | Penelope S. Edwards-Carter, and Katryna Carter; and numerous | 11 | | nieces, nephews, extended family members, and close friends; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Sandy Thomas Carter and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Sandy Carter as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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