Full Text of SR0256 101st 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 Eugene V. "Radio" Thompson of | 4 | | Indianapolis, Indiana, formerly of Danville, who passed away on | 5 | | March 11, 2019; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Thompson was born to Henry and Lorene | 7 | | Gillet Thompson on October 10, 1925; he was a veteran of World | 8 | | War II and the Korean War; he raised eight children and | 9 | | stepchildren; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Thompson retired as a parts inspector from | 11 | | General Motors in 1975 after 35 years of service; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, As one of Danville's first black alderman, Eugene | 13 | | Thompson helped pave the way for minority representation in | 14 | | city government; he worked to improve the older neighborhoods | 15 | | and the lives of their residents; he remained a government | 16 | | watchdog well into his 80s; he was a lifetime member of the VFW | 17 | | and American Legion; he was the first recipient of the Illinois | 18 | | Humanities Council's Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award | 19 | | from Danville; he also received the Martin Luther King Jr. | 20 | | Community Service Award; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Thompson was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents; his stepson, Darrell Dwayne Lewis; his sister, Hallie | 2 | | Thompson Hardy Lewis; his brothers, Henry "Hank" Thompson, | 3 | | William "Bill" Thompson, and Robert "Bob" Thompson; his former | 4 | | wives, Willie Maxine (Thompson) Lollis, Lugenia Triplett | 5 | | Thompson, and Alpha Mae Johnson Thompson; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Thompson is survived by his wife, Loretta | 7 | | Perkins-Thompson; his children, Anthony R. (Connie) Thompson, | 8 | | Rhonda L. (Emanuel) Brown, Nicholas E. Thompson, and Gregory V. | 9 | | Thompson; his stepchildren, Kim Triplett, Denise Mockabee, | 10 | | Carmen Gray, and Kelli Kindle; and his many grandchildren, | 11 | | great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and other relatives; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Eugene V. "Radio" Thompson and extend our sincere condolences | 16 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 17 | | it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Eugene Thompson as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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