Full Text of SR0719 96th General Assembly
SR0719 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 George Ellis, Jr., of North Chicago, who | 4 |
| passed away on March 10, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on June 21, 1934 in Lorman, | 6 |
| Mississippi to the late George, Sr., and Julia Ellis; George | 7 |
| accepted Christ at an early age at Morningstar Missionary | 8 |
| Baptist Church in Lorman, Mississippi; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an active member of Christian Valley | 10 |
| Missionary Baptist Church in North Chicago; he was ordained as | 11 |
| deacon by the late Reverend Clarence Clarke; George served as | 12 |
| deacon, treasurer, Sunday school teacher, mission teacher, and | 13 |
| on many other ministries; he was also a member of the Male | 14 |
| Chorus; he was a faithful and dedicated member who loved | 15 |
| serving the Lord and his church; and
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| WHEREAS, Upon completion of high school, George served in | 17 |
| the United States Army and was a Korean War Veteran; he | 18 |
| attended DeVry Institute of Technology and the College of Lake | 19 |
| County; he was employed as an Electrical Supervisor with the | 20 |
| Department of Defense, where he later retired after 25 years of | 21 |
| service; shortly after his retirement, George started his own | 22 |
| business as an electrical contractor serving many in the Lake |
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| County area; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, George had a passion for fishing and reading; he | 3 |
| was also an avid bowler with local leagues and took great pride | 4 |
| in his garden; George loved spending time with his family and | 5 |
| he especially enjoyed the family gatherings; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, On December 15, 1962, George married Josie M. | 7 |
| Brown, and to this union four children were born; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
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| WHEREAS, George Ellis, Jr. leaves to cherish his memory, | 10 |
| his loving and devoted wife of 47 years, Josie Ellis; his three | 11 |
| sons, Darryl (Donna) Ellis, Todd (Marcia) Ellis, and Eric | 12 |
| (Tiffany) Ellis; his daughter, Katherine (Randy) Swopes; his | 13 |
| thirteen grandchildren; his sister, Mary (Thomas) Haley; his | 14 |
| sister-in-law, Esther Brown; his brothers-in-law, Millard | 15 |
| (Carmela) Brown and Norman Brown; his very special niece, Iris | 16 |
| Kiles; and other relatives and friends as well as his Christian | 17 |
| Valley Church family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 19 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 20 |
| his family and friends, the passing of George Ellis, Jr.; and | 21 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of George Ellis, Jr., as a symbol of | 3 |
| our sincere sympathy.
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