Full Text of SR0327 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Lewis "Pee Wee" Calloway, who passed | 4 | | away on May 14, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pee Wee Calloway was born to Tom Calloway and | 6 | | Hattie B. Coleman in Macon, Mississippi on September 21, 1945; | 7 | | he committed to his faith at an early age and was baptized at | 8 | | Oakleaf Missionary Baptist Church in Mississippi; he was | 9 | | raised on the family's farm in Macon and moved to Alliance, | 10 | | Ohio at the age of 15 to live with his father; he excelled on | 11 | | the track and field team and learned numerous skills from his | 12 | | father, becoming a master craftsman; after completing his | 13 | | education, he moved to East Saint Louis to be near his mother, | 14 | | who was an exceptional cook; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Pee Wee Calloway worked several different private | 16 | | sector jobs and eventually became interested in becoming his | 17 | | own boss; after having conversations with his mother about his | 18 | | desires to open a business and with her approval and support, | 19 | | Pee Wee's BBQ was founded in the 70s; within a few years, he | 20 | | worked diligently to open a second and third establishment in | 21 | | East Saint Louis; he provided employment opportunities to his | 22 | | younger siblings and community teenagers all while training | 23 | | his own sons in the art of BBQ;
he relocated to Springfield in |
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| 1 | | the mid 80s and opened a restaurant; after his aunt and uncle | 2 | | retired, he had the opportunity to move to a better location at | 3 | | which time Boyd's New Generation featuring Pee Wee's BBQ was | 4 | | established and continues to operate to this day;
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pee Wee Calloway was a member of Friendship Full | 6 | | Gospel Church in Springfield; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Pee Wee Calloway displayed a | 8 | | charismatic approach to communication with everyone from | 9 | | children to adults; he had respect for everyone; he was a | 10 | | father figure, friend, and mentor to many and would help | 11 | | anyone if he could; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Pee Wee Calloway was preceded in death by his | 13 | | father; his mother; and his three brothers, James Calloway, | 14 | | Dwight Coleman, and Alvin Coleman; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Pee Wee Calloway is survived by his wife, Tammy | 16 | | Calloway; his four sons, Lewis (Antoinette) Calloway Jr., | 17 | | Devon Calloway, Shawn Calloway, and Stephen Johnson; his three | 18 | | daughters, Michelle (Kevin) Webb, Myieca Calloway, and Chazla | 19 | | Johnson; his four bonus children, Lachae Brown, Tyrika James, | 20 | | Tina McClain, and Brianna Bell; his three sisters, Joyce | 21 | | Lockett, Jacqueline Jones, and Sheena Davenport; his | 22 | | twenty-seven grandchildren; his ten great-grandchildren; his |
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| 1 | | nieces and nephews; his cousins; and his close friends; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Lewis "Pee Wee" Calloway and extend our sincere condolences to | 6 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Pee Wee Calloway as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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