Full Text of SR0607 095th General Assembly
SR0607 95TH 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
Brian L. Abrams Sr. of Chicago, who | 4 |
| passed away on March 5, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Brian L. Abrams Sr. was born in Chicago on | 6 |
| December 16, 1937; he was the sixth of nine children born to | 7 |
| Edna Marie and Milton Abrams; and
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| WHEREAS, Brian L. Abrams Sr. confessed his faith and belief | 9 |
| in Jesus Christ as his Savior and Redeemer at an early age; in | 10 |
| 1950, he joined the 44th Street Baptist Church in Chicago, | 11 |
| remaining there for several years until he joined Antioch | 12 |
| Baptist Church; after several years at Antioch Baptist Church, | 13 |
| he returned to New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church (formerly | 14 |
| the 44th Street Baptist Church), where he remained until his | 15 |
| untimely passing; and
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| WHEREAS, Brian L. Abrams Sr. earned his associate's degree | 17 |
| at Kennedy King College in Chicago and his bachelor's degree | 18 |
| from Governors State University in University Park; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Brian L. Abrams Sr. was an active member of the | 20 |
| Freemasons; he was a Past Master of Richard E. Moore Lodge | 21 |
| #109, a Past Most Excellent Grand Priest #25, a Past Thrice |
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| Illustrious Master #1, a Past Right Eminent Grand Commander #4, | 2 |
| a Past Eminent Prior #3, a Past Potentate of Arabic Temple #44, | 3 |
| and a Past Lecturer and Historian for MWPHGL; he was a Founding | 4 |
| Member of the Phylaxis Society; he was a member of the Chi Rho | 5 |
| Fraternity; he was a member of Western Consistory #28 and an | 6 |
| active member of the United Supreme Council; he was a Deputy | 7 |
| for the Orient of Illinois; he was the recipient of the | 8 |
| Meritorious Services Award in recognition of his work in the | 9 |
| organization; and
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| WHEREAS, Brian L. Abrams Sr. served his country with pride | 11 |
| and distinction as a member of the United States Air Force; and
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| WHEREAS, Brian L. Abrams Sr. was a member of Alpha Phi | 13 |
| Alpha, Inc. and the Chicago Urban League; he was also a Life | 14 |
| Member of NAACP; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Brian L. Abrams Sr. was married for 44 years to | 16 |
| his high school sweetheart, Mattie W. Mason, until her untimely | 17 |
| passing in 2000; together, they had three children, Brian Jr., | 18 |
| D'Wayne Anthony, and Kecia Cassandra Abrams; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Brian L. Abrams Sr. was preceded in death by his | 20 |
| wife; his parents; his sons, Brian Jr. and D'Wayne Anthony | 21 |
| Abrams; his brother, Roger T. Abrams; and his sister-in-law, | 22 |
| Hattie Carter; and |
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| WHEREAS, Brian L. Abrams Sr. is survived by his daughter, | 2 |
| Kecia C. Abrams; his daughter-in-law, Felicia A. Abrams | 3 |
| (D'Wayne); his grandchildren, Stormi B. (Abrams) Haggard, | 4 |
| Kelsea C. (Abrams) Haggard, Devonne Abrams, Sincere J. James, | 5 |
| Camille A. Abrams, Nigel C. Abrams, and Darius M. James; his | 6 |
| great-grandchildren, Ayanna E. King, Deanna R. King, and Darius | 7 |
| M. James Jr.; his godfather, Henry C. McAlister; his sisters, | 8 |
| Dolores V. Abrams and Alice P. Rollins (Eddie); his brothers, | 9 |
| Milton D. Abrams (Elizabeth), Richard L. Abrams (Peggy), John | 10 |
| D. Abrams (Carestella), Michael H. Abrams (Barbara), and Mott | 11 |
| C. Abrams (Elnora); his brothers-in-law, Charles Gardner, | 12 |
| Issac Mason Jr. (Diane), and Frank S. Mason; his | 13 |
| sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Hunter, Juanita Mason, and Peggy | 14 |
| Hardy; his companion, Gloria Boynton; his special caregivers, | 15 |
| Lisa M. Carter and Sunceray Rodgers; and his many nieces, | 16 |
| nephews, cousins, friends, and fellow Freemasons and Alpha Phi | 17 |
| Alpha members; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 19 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 20 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Brian L. Abrams Sr.; and | 21 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 |
| presented to the family of Brian L. Abrams Sr. as an expression |
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| of our sympathy.
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