Full Text of HR0517 96th General Assembly
HR0517 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are proud to recognize individuals that have | 4 |
| contributed to the welfare of the State of Illinois and its | 5 |
| citizens or have distinguished themselves through significant | 6 |
| personal achievement; and
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| WHEREAS, Sullie Eugene Palmer Sr. was born in Chicago on | 8 |
| July 29, 1918; his parents were Earl Sr. and Laurinda Palmer; | 9 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, Sullie Palmer attended Smith Elementary School | 11 |
| and then pursued a career in prize fighting; at the same time, | 12 |
| he played for the "Brown Bombers", a semi-pro Negro League | 13 |
| baseball team; he later toured as a member of the Harlem | 14 |
| Globetrotters; and
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| WHEREAS, Sullie Palmer served his country with pride and | 16 |
| distinction as a member of the United States Air Force from | 17 |
| 1946 until his honorable discharge; following his discharge, he | 18 |
| was employed at the Dana Corporation, with a second job at the | 19 |
| ABC Youth Center; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Sullie Palmer devoted great amounts of time and | 21 |
| effort to being a positive role model and mentor to thousands |
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| of young people at the ABC Youth Center and on the West Side of | 2 |
| Chicago, helping countless people find their way when they were | 3 |
| at their lowest all the way until his passing in November of | 4 |
| 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, On July 14, 1943, Sullie Palmer Sr. married Gladys | 6 |
| Louise Jackson, who preceded him in death; together, they had 3 | 7 |
| children, Brenda Hopson, Sullie E. Palmer Jr., and Sharon | 8 |
| Palmer; in addition to his children, he also left behind 2 | 9 |
| sisters, a stepbrother, 7 grandchildren, 12 | 10 |
| great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, A plaque will be placed at the Chicago Youth | 13 |
| Centers' ABC Polk Brothers Center on June 13, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. | 14 |
| in honor of Sullie Palmer's hard work, integrity, and | 15 |
| dedication to the people of North Lawndale and the State of | 16 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| designate the date of June 13, 2009 as "Sullie Palmer Day" in | 20 |
| the State of Illinois in honor of the life and legacy of Sullie | 21 |
| Eugene Palmer; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Sullie Palmer Sr. as a symbol of our | 2 |
| esteem and respect.
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