Full Text of SR0689 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Peter C. Taylor of Chillicothe, who | 4 | | passed away on March 23, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Peter Taylor was born on October 22, 1956, in | 6 | | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Nathaniel Taylor, Jr. and Rebecca | 7 | | Wilkins Taylor; he married his wife, Gretchen, 20 years ago; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Peter Taylor was baptized at the Great King David | 10 | | Church in Baton Rouge; he graduated from Southern University in | 11 | | Baton Rouge; he was a lifetime member of the Scotlandville High | 12 | | School and Southern University Marching Bands; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Peter Taylor was recruited by Caterpillar | 14 | | directly upon graduation and that brought him to Central | 15 | | Illinois; he continued to be employed at Caterpillar; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Peter Taylor was admired and loved by all; he was | 17 | | fondly known as "Uncle Pete" by children young and old; he | 18 | | would often say that while he and Gretchen had no children of | 19 | | their own, they had lots of children through his family, both | 20 | | blood and chosen; he loved to fish, smoke his cigars, and drink | 21 | | coffee at Starbucks; he was known far and wide for his "magic |
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| 1 | | vest"; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father; his | 3 | | sister, L. Joyce
Taylor-Hayes; his grandfather and namesake, | 4 | | Peter Wilkins; and his grandparents, Nathaniel and Geneva | 5 | | Taylor; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Peter Taylor is survived by his wife, Gretchen; | 7 | | his mother Rebecca Taylor; his sister, Marie Terry-Harris | 8 | | (Michael); brother, Nathaniel Taylor III; his
sister-in-law, | 9 | | Marianne Stipe (Marty); his mother-in-law, Jacqueline Righter; | 10 | | his nephew, Eric Stipe; his nieces, Anna Stipe, Natalie Estelle | 11 | | (Anthony), Mikelle Harris, Corey St. Michael (Cameron), Annie | 12 | | Cunningham; great-nephew, Calvin St. Michael; and aunts, | 13 | | Sylvia Washington and Rita Wilson; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that that we mourn, along | 16 | | with his family and friends, the passing of Peter Taylor; and | 17 | | be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Peter Taylor as a symbol of our | 20 | | sincere sympathy.
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