Full Text of HR0162 96th General Assembly
HR0162 96TH 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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| Grice, who passed away on October 12, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, McClendon Grice was born on February 23, 1931 to | 6 |
| the late McClendon Grice Sr. and Ruby McIntosh-Grice; and
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| WHEREAS, McClendon Grice grew up on the South Side of | 8 |
| Chicago, now known as Bronzeville; at the age of 16, he became | 9 |
| the man of the house when his father met an untimely death in | 10 |
| 1947; he attended Douglas Grade School, Wendell Phillips High | 11 |
| School, and was a graduate of Wilson Junior College (Kennedy | 12 |
| King College); and
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| WHEREAS, At the age of 22, McClendon Grice enlisted in the | 14 |
| United States Army, where he served as a private in Germany | 15 |
| from 1953 to 1955; during his time in the Army, he received | 16 |
| training as an x-ray technician; after returning to the United | 17 |
| States from active duty, he earned his certification from Cook | 18 |
| County Hospital; during his certification process, he met and | 19 |
| courted Gwendolyn Scates while working at the United States | 20 |
| Postal Service; and
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| WHEREAS, McClendon Grice was employed with the Cook County |
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| and University of Chicago hospitals for a number of years; he | 2 |
| then switched careers, serving as a Minute Clerk with the | 3 |
| United States Federal Courts for 29 years, where he had the | 4 |
| honor of working for several federal judges; upon his | 5 |
| retirement in 1991, the Chicago Sun-Times published an article | 6 |
| in his honor declaring him "The Titan of Federal Minute | 7 |
| Clerks"; and
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| WHEREAS, On August 23, 1958, McClendon Grice married | 9 |
| Gwendolyn Scates in a beautiful double ring ceremony; their | 10 |
| union was blessed with two children, Steven and Karen, a | 11 |
| grandson, Andre, and their special son, Stacie D. Scates; and
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| WHEREAS, McClendon Grice was an avid traveler who believed | 13 |
| in cultural immersion and traveled extensively with his family | 14 |
| both in this country and abroad; his travels took him to 20 | 15 |
| countries in Africa, Europe, North America, and South America; | 16 |
| he was a certified scuba diver and held a special affinity for | 17 |
| Jamaica and its ample scuba diving, snorkeling, deep sea | 18 |
| fishing, and exploration opportunities; he also enjoyed | 19 |
| reading, playing the trumpet and guitar, and chess, which he | 20 |
| shared with his special son, Stacie; and
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| WHEREAS, McClendon Grice was preceded in death by his | 22 |
| parents and his sister, Joyce; and |
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| WHEREAS, McClendon Grice is survived by his loving wife of | 2 |
| 50 years, Gwen; his beloved children, Steven (Tonya) and Karen; | 3 |
| his grandson, Andre; his most loved and special son, Stacie D. | 4 |
| Scates; his special son, Derrick; his special daughter, | 5 |
| Sinnika; his sisters, Katie his twin and Betty (Curlee); his | 6 |
| brothers-in-law, Lester and Squire; and his many nieces, | 7 |
| nephews, cousins, and friends; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, McClendon Grice will be remembered by all who knew | 9 |
| and loved him as a good father and husband whose modesty and | 10 |
| hard work inspired his children and the other men in his | 11 |
| neighborhood; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 15 |
| McClendon Grice; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of McClendon Grice as an expression of | 18 |
| our sympathy.
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