Full Text of SR0285 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 John Arlandis Talley, who passed away on | 4 | | March 23, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Arlandis Talley was born to John Henry | 6 | | "Buster" Talley Jr. and Lois Young on June 29, 1948; he served | 7 | | in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, John Arlandis Talley worked in the Quad Cities as | 9 | | an insurance agent, security for K-Mart, the local casinos, and | 10 | | as a greeter at Sam's Club; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Arlandis Talley was affectionately known to | 12 | | many as Big John, Big Bad John, and Tall Man; his family called | 13 | | him Arlandis, and his friends knew him as John; he enjoyed | 14 | | learning about psychiatry, listening to music, fried chicken, | 15 | | and reading, whether it was a comic book, novel, newspaper, or | 16 | | the Bible; he loved family reunions and get-togethers, where he | 17 | | would play Bid Whist and Dominoes; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, John Arlandis Talley was a competitive pool player | 19 | | and loved the game in all its forms; he played with numerous | 20 | | pool leagues and was respected by the toughest players; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Arlandis Talley was preceded in death by his | 2 | | father, John Talley Jr.; his grandfathers, John Henry Talley | 3 | | Sr. and E.L. Harnett; his grandmothers, Samella Harnett and | 4 | | Inez Talley; his sisters, Peggy L. Pemberton and Helen J. | 5 | | Minter; his brother, Samuel L. Talley; his uncles, J.B. | 6 | | Shockley, Roland McCarroll, Frank Roddy, Ed Young, Melvin | 7 | | Young, and Mr. Parker; and his aunts, Ottie Johnson, Beatric | 8 | | Shockley, Helen McCarroll, and Elsie Young; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Arlandis Talley is survived by his long-time | 10 | | companion, Donna Addleman; his mother, Lois Talley-Johnson; | 11 | | his brothers, Lawrence E., (Douglas) Stephon, and (Raymond) | 12 | | Anthony; his sisters, Felisita M. Weatherall (Richard), Lenora | 13 | | A. Talley, and Judith A Ndubisi; and numerous aunts, uncles, | 14 | | nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and a great-nephew; therefore, | 15 | | be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | John Arlandis Talley and extend our sincere condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of John Arlandis Talley as an | 23 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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