Full Text of SR1664 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 Arthur "Boody" Young Sr. of Decatur, who | 4 | | passed away on April 18, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Young was born in Michigan City, | 6 | | Mississippi to Ike and Ola (Hunt)
Young on April 24, 1925; he | 7 | | later moved to Brownsville, Tennessee and then to Decatur; he | 8 | | married Lucille Walker on August 24, 1944; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Young worked at the Wagner Casting Company | 10 | | for over 25 years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After his retirement, Arthur Young enjoyed
being a | 12 | | handyman around his home, as well as in the homes of others; he | 13 | | was a member of Community Temple Church of
God in Christ and | 14 | | then House of Miracles Pentecostal
Church; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Young was preceded in death by his parents; | 16 | | his wife of 65 years, Lucille; his daughter, Brenda Young;
his | 17 | | sons, Dennis and Freddie T. Young; his sisters, Melverta Bond | 18 | | and Lue Bertha
Hawkins; his brothers, Mack, Charlie, and Frank | 19 | | Young; his father-in-law, Nathan Walker; his mother-in-law, | 20 | | Fannie Walker; his sister-in-law, Francis
Young; and his | 21 | | brothers-in-law, John D. Pirtle, Eldridge Taylor, Bates Bond, |
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| 1 | | and Jimmy Hellum; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Young is survived by his sons, Arthur | 3 | | (Alma) Jr., Leon
(Shirley), Charles (Crystal), Bobby | 4 | | (Barbara), and Bryain Young; his daughters, Joyce (Ernest) | 5 | | Walker, Cheryl Dampeer, and Melverta (Tony)
Wilkins; his | 6 | | sister, Jo Anna Hellum; his brother, Fred
"Pistol" (Dorothy) | 7 | | Young; his sisters-in-law, Callie Taylor, Vunner Pirtle,
Ruby | 8 | | D. Young, and Lee Oper Young; 33 grandchildren; 66 | 9 | | great-grandchildren; 26 great-great-grandchildren; and | 10 | | numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be | 11 | | it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Arthur "Boody" Young Sr., and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Arthur Young as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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