Full Text of SR0548 94th General Assembly
SR0548 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Harry Lee Redmon of East | 4 |
| St. Louis on Sunday,
November 13, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Redmon was born in Clifton, Tennessee, and | 6 |
| moved to the East St. Louis area
when he was a child; he | 7 |
| received his education in the East St. Louis Public Schools; he | 8 |
| married Viola Patterson of East St. Louis in 1939; and
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| WHEREAS, He valiantly served his country during World War | 10 |
| II as a member of the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged | 11 |
| with the rank of seaman 2nd class; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Redmon was a supervisor at the Granite City | 13 |
| Engineering Depot and retired
in the late 1960s after 20 years; | 14 |
| later, he worked in customer service at the
Casino Queen; he | 15 |
| was a member of Unity Lutheran Church, a former field director | 16 |
| for the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council Board, a former | 17 |
| member or the East St. Louis Library Board, Chief Aide to | 18 |
| former Mayor William Mason, East St. Louis Precinct | 19 |
| Committeeman for Precinct 5, a former board member of the East | 20 |
| St. Louis Community Development, a past board member of the | 21 |
| East St. Louis Urban League, Senior Aide to former Mayor Gordon | 22 |
| D. Bush, a member of the NAACP, the American Legion, and he was | 23 |
| President of the Senior Citizens Advisory Board; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1998, Mr. Redmon was honored with the | 25 |
| Distinguished Citizens Award for his
community service in the | 26 |
| Metro East area; he was constant source of love and support for | 27 |
| his family and friends; he always responded to the needs of | 28 |
| others with a loving heart and a warm smile; he will be | 29 |
| remembered for his sharp wit, handsome attire, and outgoing | 30 |
| personality; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Harry Lee Redmon has been deeply | 2 |
| felt by many, especially his wife of 66 years, Viola Redmon; | 3 |
| his son, Charles (Lavondas) Redmon; his granddaughters, | 4 |
| Cynthia (Todd) Corley and Lori (Aaron) Arter; his | 5 |
| great-grandchildren, Jarred, Brooke, and Elease Corley; his | 6 |
| brother, Charles Redmon; his sister, Anna Lue Griggs; his | 7 |
| nephews, Robert (Sulbrena) Day and Robert Day Jr.; and his | 8 |
| nieces, Carmen (Junius) Johnson and Lynnette Day; he was | 9 |
| preceded in death by his parents, William and Beatrice Redmon, | 10 |
| and his sister, Ocie; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 |
| Harry Lee Redmon, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 18 |
| sympathy.
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