Full Text of SR1723 098th 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 Albert Davis Cheeks of Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on November 9, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks was born on April 9, 1930 to Alice | 6 | | (nee Hunter) and Sandy Cheeks; he was one of 9 children; he | 7 | | married Dovie Leon Conway in 1954 in Canton, Mississippi; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks worked at International Harvest, | 9 | | Inc. as a Master Mechanic for 35 years, retiring in 1992; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks enjoyed walking, bowling, cooking, | 11 | | planting vegetables, deer hunting with his nephews, watching | 12 | | Wheel of Fortune with his wife, and secretly watching soap | 13 | | operas; he was an avid sports fan, especially of the Chicago | 14 | | Bears; he was a lifelong member of Fellowship Missionary | 15 | | Baptist Church in Chicago; he volunteered much of his time with | 16 | | the Greater Chicago Food Depository to help the less fortunate; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks was preceded in death by his | 19 | | parents; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks is survived by his wife, Dovie; his |
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| 1 | | children, Delois Cheeks Graham, Albert Cheeks, Jr., Ronald | 2 | | Stephen Cheeks, Darnell Cheeks, Alice Richell Cheeks-Zutant, | 3 | | and Wardene Stewart; his grandchildren; his | 4 | | great-grandchildren; his great-great-grandchildren; and a host | 5 | | of nieces and nephews who affectionately called him "Uncle | 6 | | A.D."; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Albert Davis Cheeks, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Albert Cheeks as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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