Full Text of SR0506 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 Alphonso P. "Al" Collins Jr. of East | 4 | | Moline, who passed away on August 28, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Al Collins was born to Alphonso and Mattie | 6 | | (Pennington) Collins Sr. in Moline on September 19, 1938; he | 7 | | married Sharon Murphy in Chicago on August 1, 1967; he | 8 | | attended Black Hawk College and Augustana College; he served | 9 | | in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Cold War; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Al Collins worked as a foreman for International | 11 | | Harvester for 47 years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Al Collins was a member of Bethany Baptist | 13 | | Church, where he served in several capacities and most | 14 | | recently assisted the food bank; he enjoyed being outdoors and | 15 | | took great pride in taking care of his yard; he loved spending | 16 | | time with his family; he also enjoyed traveling, meeting new | 17 | | people, and telling stories with lifelong friends; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Al Collins was preceded in death by his parents | 19 | | and his brother, Marion Collins; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Al Collins is survived by his wife, Sharon |
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| 1 | | Collins; his children, Alphonso P. Collins III and Elizabeth | 2 | | (Joe) Greenwald; his grandchildren, Elise, Naomi, Nina, and | 3 | | Chris; his brothers, Mervyn (Carol) Collins, Jim (Karen) | 4 | | Collins, and Dean Davis; his sister-in-law, Cathy Collins; his | 5 | | many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his special friend, | 6 | | Melvin Rummels; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Alphonso P. "Al" Collins Jr. and extend our sincere | 10 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 11 | | him; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Al Collins as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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