Full Text of SR1779 099th 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 John Smith Clayborne, Jr. of East St. | 4 | | Louis, who passed away on April 2, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Clayborne, Jr. was born in St. Louis, | 6 | | Missouri to Ophelia Ruth (Vaughn) and John Smith Clayborne,
Sr. | 7 | | on March 30, 1952; he graduated from East St. Louis Senior
High | 8 | | School on June 4, 1970 and attended State Community College in | 9 | | the 1970s; during his youth, he was a karate enthusiast and | 10 | | transformed
the entire family basement into a gym, teaching | 11 | | young men in the
community the basics of karate; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Clayborne, Jr. worked as a forklift operator | 13 | | at Granite City Steel, retiring
after 25 years of service; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Clayborne, Jr. was artistic and loved working | 15 | | with his hands;
he opened Wolf Graphics, where he acted
as art | 16 | | director; he designed and developed wood and window
signs, | 17 | | banners, and painted landscapes and portraits on
canvas; he | 18 | | loved reading about ancient history and how-to books and had | 19 | | more math books and materials than would be found in a
high | 20 | | school library; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, John Clayborne, Jr. was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | father and his two sisters, Ruth Ann Clayborne Denny
and Betty | 2 | | Mawiyah Clayborne; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, John Clayborne, Jr. is survived by his mother, | 4 | | Ophelia Clayborne; his sisters, Sylvia Clayborne and
Joann | 5 | | Clayborne; his nephew, Parker Denny; his niece, MaQyria Harris; | 6 | | his aunts, Vernice
McGough (Benny) and Willie B. Clayborne; his | 7 | | uncles, Alphonzo Vaughn and Calvin Clayborne; his | 8 | | brother-in-law, Lowell
Denny; his dear friend, Shakita Perry;
| 9 | | and a host of cousins and friends; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | John Smith Clayborne, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences | 13 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 14 | | it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of John Clayborne, Jr. as an expression | 17 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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