Full Text of SR0650 096th General Assembly
SR0650 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 Simms Sr., who passed away on | 4 |
| February 5, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Melvin Simms Sr. was born on November 26, 1945, in | 6 |
| Birmingham, Alabama; his parents were the late Laura Hutcherson | 7 |
| and Bonnie Simms; he was raised by the late John and Alberta | 8 |
| Springer; he married Shirley Ann Wells on January 13, 1973; and
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| WHEREAS, Melvin Simms Sr. accepted Christ at an early age | 10 |
| and was baptized at Antioch Baptist Church in Edenborn, | 11 |
| Pennsylvania; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1963, Melvin Simms Sr. graduated from German | 13 |
| Township Senior High School; in 1966, he joined the United | 14 |
| States Army, where he served his country as a cook until he | 15 |
| received his honorable discharge in February of 1968; and
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| WHEREAS, Melvin Simms Sr. was an employee of the Ford Motor | 17 |
| Company from 1968 until his retirement in 2005, after 37 years | 18 |
| of dedicated service; and
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| WHEREAS, Melvin Simms Sr. was preceded in death by his | 20 |
| brothers, William Simms and Richard Hutcherson, and his son, |
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| Melvin Simms Jr.; and
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| WHEREAS, Melvin Simms Sr. is survived by his wife, Shirley; | 3 |
| his daughters, Sherri Wells-Miller, Karen Wells-McGregory | 4 |
| (Fabian), Keyarra "Tudy" Clarett, and Aishia P. Simms; his son, | 5 |
| Craig Parham; his grandchildren, Sheree, Dynisha, Sierra, and | 6 |
| Calib; his brothers, Joe "Bobby" Hutcherson and Larry | 7 |
| Hutcherson; his sister, Betty; and his many other relatives and | 8 |
| friends; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Melvin Simms Sr. will be remembered by all who | 10 |
| knew and loved him as a kind, soft-spoken, and wise man whose | 11 |
| love for his family and friends was unmatched; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Melvin Simms Sr.; and be | 15 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Melvin Simms Sr. as an expression of | 18 |
| our sympathy.
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