Full Text of HR1586 95th General Assembly
HR1586 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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| Wendell Coleman, Jr., who passed away on October 28, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Leroy Coleman, Jr. was born in Pine Bluff, | 6 |
| Arkansas on August 25, 1943; he was the son of the late Leroy | 7 |
| Wendell Coleman, Sr. and Mildred P. Coleman; and
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| WHEREAS, Leroy Coleman, Jr. accepted Jesus Christ as his | 9 |
| Savior at an early age and was baptized in the Church of Christ | 10 |
| Holiness (USA) in Pine Bluff, Arkansas; after moving to | 11 |
| Glenwood, he joined the Calvary Baptist Church of Glenwood; and
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| WHEREAS, Leroy Coleman, Jr. attended elementary, high | 13 |
| school, and college in Pine Bluff, Arkansas; he earned his | 14 |
| bachelor's degree in music from the Arkansas AM & N College | 15 |
| (now University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff); after moving to | 16 |
| Chicago, he continued his education at Roosevelt University, | 17 |
| earning his master's degree in education; he later completed | 18 |
| the course requirements for a doctorate degree in education | 19 |
| from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee; and
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| WHEREAS, Leroy Coleman, Jr. served his country as a member | 21 |
| of the United States Naval Reserve during his time in college; |
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| he entered active duty with the United States Navy in 1967, | 2 |
| where he was trained as a medic; he received his honorable | 3 |
| discharge in 1969; and
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| WHEREAS, Leroy Coleman, Jr. was employed with the Chicago | 5 |
| public school system for 34 years; he served in several | 6 |
| positions, including classroom teacher, band director, and | 7 |
| assistant principal, until his retirement in 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, On February 10, 1973, Leroy Coleman, Jr. was | 9 |
| joined in holy matrimony to Glossie "Shirley" Dillard; two | 10 |
| sons, Leroy III and Geoffrey, were born to their union; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Leroy Coleman, Jr. was an avid reader, enjoying | 12 |
| religious and philosophical writing as well as mystery and | 13 |
| science fiction novels; he enjoyed fishing and hunting, | 14 |
| traveling throughout the United States in these pursuits; he | 15 |
| was a gourmet cook, specially preparing fish, game, and other | 16 |
| dishes for his loved ones; he also had a special love for | 17 |
| music, volunteering his time as a pianist at the Voice in the | 18 |
| Wilderness Missionary Baptist Church and later at the | 19 |
| Metropolitan Church of Christ Holiness (USA) in Harvey; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Leroy Coleman, Jr. is survived by his loving wife | 21 |
| of 35 years, Glossie "Shirley"; his sons, Leroy Wendell III and | 22 |
| Geoffrey; his sisters, Gladys (Richard) Dennis, Mary L. |
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| Coleman, Biddie A. Brown, Jennett (David) Alexander, Ella | 2 |
| (Harold) Washington, and Sarah (Jerry) Mutua; his | 3 |
| mother-in-law, Leola Dillard; his sisters-in-law, Jewel | 4 |
| Dooley, Mildred (Tilman) Smith, Roxie Harris, Bessie (Reverend | 5 |
| Norman) Walker, and Margaret (Johnny) McGlown; his | 6 |
| brother-in-law, Swayze Dillard; his aunt, Naomi Coleman Jones; | 7 |
| and his many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, | 8 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Leroy | 12 |
| Coleman, Jr.; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Leroy Coleman, Jr. as an expression | 15 |
| of our sympathy.
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