Full Text of HR0475 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Nathan | 4 | | "Nate" "Bobo" Smalls Jr. of Danville, who passed away on July | 5 | | 9, 2019; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Nate Smalls was born in Chatham County in | 7 | | Savannah, Georgia to Nathan and Loretta Smalls; he moved to | 8 | | Danville in 1969; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Nate Smalls was a member of the Indianapolis | 10 | | Clowns, a team in the last Negro Baseball Barnstorming League, | 11 | | from 1965 until 1986; he played for the team longer than any | 12 | | other member; as a left-handed pitcher, he could throw a ball | 13 | | 97 miles per hour and was known for the ability to hold four | 14 | | baseballs at once and pitch them to four different batters with | 15 | | one throw; he was honored by the Indianapolis Indians minor | 16 | | league baseball team during a special night at Victory Field in | 17 | | the summer of 2018; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Nate Smalls was one of the founding members of the | 19 | | Three Kings of Peace; the group volunteered daily as mentors in | 20 | | the Danville schools in an effort to reduce violence in | 21 | | schools; the group organized marches in the community to push | 22 | | back against violence in the city; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Nate Smalls was one of the primary organizers of a | 2 | | summer basketball league for young people at Garfield Park; in | 3 | | recognition of his work with area youth, officials dedicated | 4 | | the basketball courts in his honor in June 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Nate Smalls was a tireless advocate for the young | 6 | | people of his community; he worked to cultivate peace and | 7 | | eliminate violence; he loved sports and was deeply committed to | 8 | | his family; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Nate Smalls was preceded in death by his parents; | 10 | | his daughter, Lukresia; his grandson, Nathan; his | 11 | | great-granddaughter, Na'ryah; his brother, James Robe; and his | 12 | | sister, Haddie Mae Thomas; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Nate Smalls is survived by his wife, Anita; his | 14 | | daughters, Dana Williams, Leslie (Tyrone) Dunbar, and Breya | 15 | | McGrown; his son, Darwin Baxter; his sisters-in-law, Bea Brown, | 16 | | Ellen Brooks, Bertha Brandon, and Alice (Lee) Shields; his | 17 | | favorite aunt, Angie Robe and uncle, Johnnie Brown; his aunts, | 18 | | Patricia Ann Rutledge and Roslyn Robe; and many nieces, | 19 | | nephews, cousins, friends, and loved ones; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we mourn the passing of Nathan "Nate" "Bobo" Smalls Jr. and | 2 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | 3 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Nate Smalls as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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