Full Text of SR0522 96th General Assembly
SR0522 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
Melvin Powell, Sr., who passed away on | 4 |
| November 5, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Melvin Powell, Sr. was born on October 27, 1931, | 6 |
| in Belzoni-Isola, Mississippi; his parents were Bernice Powell | 7 |
| and Will Nunn Jr.; he married Dian Mitchell on April 7, 1962; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Melvin Powell, Sr. and his mother moved to Chicago | 10 |
| when he was 4 years old; he attended Chicago Public Schools and | 11 |
| graduated from Farragut High School; he then received his | 12 |
| associate's degree in criminal justice from Wright Junior | 13 |
| College; and
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| WHEREAS, Melvin Powell, Sr. was employed with the Arlington | 15 |
| Hotel, a railroad, and the United States Post Office before | 16 |
| joining the Chicago Police Department; he then served as a | 17 |
| policeman for 33 years, reaching the rank of Sergeant; he | 18 |
| retired from the Chicago Police Department in 2000; during his | 19 |
| illustrious career, he received over 200 Honorable Mentions and | 20 |
| was the recipient of the prestigious Cathy Osterman Award; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, Melvin Powell, Sr. was an active member in his |
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| community; he served as an interim alderman for Chicago's 9th | 2 |
| Ward and was the treasurer of the Roseland Little League | 3 |
| organization; and
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| WHEREAS, Melvin Powell, Sr. accepted Christ at an early | 5 |
| age; he attended Strangers Home Missionary Baptist Church in | 6 |
| Belzoni, Mississippi; in Chicago, he attended Commonwealth | 7 |
| Community Church and served as a loyal steward and deacon at | 8 |
| New Life Christian Ministries of Greater Chicago for the past | 9 |
| 17 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Melvin Powell, Sr. is survived by his loving wife, | 11 |
| Dian; his son, Melvin Jr.; his grandchildren, Ashley Dian and | 12 |
| Gabrielle Dian; and his great-grandchild, Taylor Diahn Sharon | 13 |
| Hunter; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 15 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 16 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Melvin Powell, Sr.; and | 17 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to the family of Melvin Powell, Sr. as an expression | 20 |
| of our sympathy.
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