Full Text of SR0386 98th General Assembly
SR0386 98TH 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 Rev. Lorenzo Alexander, who passed away | 4 | | on June 4, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lorenzo Alexander was born on December 8, 1967, in | 6 | | Memphis, Tennessee; his parents were Rev. Marvin E. Alexander, | 7 | | Jr. and Sadie Alexander; he married Yushemic Shemika Moore on | 8 | | August 10, 2003; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lorenzo Alexander and his family moved to Chicago | 10 | | when he was 2 years old; He graduated from South Shore High | 11 | | School; after high school, he enlisted in the United States | 12 | | Navy, where he served faithfully until his honorable discharge; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Lorenzo Alexander was baptized at an early age at | 15 | | Union Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago under the leadership | 16 | | of his father; he served faithfully in the choir as a lead | 17 | | singer until he was called into the ministry to preach the | 18 | | gospel; in February of 1994, he was licensed to preach the | 19 | | gospel at Union Missionary Baptist Church; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Lorenzo Alexander was employed as a cardiologist | 21 | | assistant at the University of Chicago Hospital; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lorenzo Alexander enjoyed cooking and singing; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Lorenzo Alexander is survived by his wife, | 4 | | Yushemic; his son, Lorenzo Jeremiah Alexander; his | 5 | | step-daughter, Ta'jah Edwards; his parents; his brothers, | 6 | | Pastor Ray Baylor (Tawanda) and Rev. Marvin E. Alexander III | 7 | | (Tenisha); his sisters, Roslyn Roberts, Sandra Faye Wooten | 8 | | (Larry), Marva Michelle Alexander, and Angelique Alexander; | 9 | | his godson, Anfernee Barnes; his godbrother, Dion Campbell | 10 | | Hayes, his 11 nephews and 7 nieces; and his many aunts, uncles, | 11 | | cousins, other relatives, church family, and friends; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 | | his family and friends, the passing of Rev. Lorenzo Alexander; | 16 | | and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Lorenzo Alexander as an expression | 19 | | of our sympathy.
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