Full Text of SR0161 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of William "Maine" Henry Chillis Jr., who | 4 | | passed away on March 2, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Maine Chillis was born to William Henry Chillis | 6 | | Sr. and Sadie Price Chillis in Utica, Mississippi on January | 7 | | 24, 1944; he was the first child of eight in his family and the | 8 | | grandson of Jasper and Emma Neal Price; he committed to his | 9 | | faith at an early age and later became a member of Kindling | 10 | | Star M.B. Church in Greenville, Mississippi; during his early | 11 | | education, he attended Greenville Public Schools, where he | 12 | | played football; he married Bessie Mae White in Chicago in | 13 | | 1967; he attended Coyne College where he became certified in | 14 | | the maintenance and repair of appliances; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, After finishing high school, Maine Chillis | 16 | | immediately entered the workforce by serving as head cook at | 17 | | the Greenville Air Force Base; after receiving his | 18 | | certification, he was employed with the Hutcherson Company, | 19 | | where he worked various jobs; he later became the co-owner of | 20 | | Harrison Bros. Appliances; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Maine Chillis will be remembered as a kind man | 22 | | and a great cook; after having spent a great deal of time as a |
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| 1 | | child watching his parents cook, he enjoyed cooking and was | 2 | | often the family advisor for instruction on cooking various | 3 | | dishes; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Maine Chillis was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents and his beloved Bessie Mae; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Maine Chillis is survived by his children, Bobby | 7 | | White Jr., David (Linda) White Jr., Wanda Brandt, Efrem | 8 | | (Lorraine) Chillis, Chantella (Byron) Chillis-Jackson, Tiffany | 9 | | Rodrigues, Rashida Greenwood, and Tanisha Smith; his godson, | 10 | | Andre Harris; his 26 grandchildren; his 23 | 11 | | great-grandchildren; his four brothers, James Chillis Sr., | 12 | | Frank Chillis, Jerry Chillis Sr., and Freddie (Brenda) Chillis | 13 | | Sr.; his three sisters, Hannah Chillis, Henrietta Edwards, and | 14 | | Gloria Shanklin; his aunt, Carrie Taylor; his two uncles, Rev. | 15 | | Simon Price and James Flaggs Sr.; and a host of nieces and | 16 | | nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | William "Maine" Henry Chillis Jr. and extend our sincere | 20 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 21 | | him; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Maine Chillis as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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