Full Text of SR0044 96th General Assembly
SR0044 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Kenneth H. Tate of Chicago, who passed | 4 |
| away on January 21, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Kenneth Tate was born on September 7, 1944 in | 6 |
| Corpus Christi, Texas; he was the only child of Ferdie and | 7 |
| Marchelee Tate; his family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where | 8 |
| he graduated from Sumner High School; and
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| WHEREAS, From 1964 to 1970, Kenneth Tate served in the | 10 |
| United States Navy, where he was assigned to the VF 96 Fighter | 11 |
| Squadron in San Diego, California; after his honorable | 12 |
| discharge, he was employed for 17 years at General Motors; | 13 |
| during that time, he became a loving father to his son, Marcus, | 14 |
| and his daughter, Nikkea; and
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| WHEREAS, Determined to make a career change after his time | 16 |
| at GM, Kenneth Tate attended Lindenwood College, graduating | 17 |
| with a Bachelor's in Business Administration in 1989; soon | 18 |
| after, he became an auditor for the City of St. Louis; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2000, Kenneth Tate moved to Chicago, where he | 20 |
| was hired by the City of Chicago's Department of Human | 21 |
| Services; he ascended through the ranks, attaining the position |
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| of Accountant IV; shortly after moving to Chicago, he met Dawn | 2 |
| Scarlett, whom he would eventually marry in July of 2008; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Kenneth Tate was an avid sports fan who had | 4 |
| excelled in high school football and enthusiastically kept up | 5 |
| with his hometown teams, the St. Louis Cardinals and Rams, even | 6 |
| after moving to Chicago; he was also an ardent fan of classic | 7 |
| soul and the Motown Sound; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Kenneth Tate is survived by his loving wife, Dawn; | 9 |
| his children, Marcus Epps and Nikkea; his parents, Ferdie and | 10 |
| Marchelee; his step-daughters, Samira Malik and Fatima (Craig) | 11 |
| Simmons; his step-grandchildren, Craig, Jr., and Taylor; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Kenneth Tate will be remembered by all who knew | 13 |
| and loved him as a charming, caring, and easygoing man whose | 14 |
| authentic personality endeared him to everyone he met; | 15 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 17 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 18 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Kenneth H. Tate; and be | 19 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the family of Kenneth H. Tate as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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