Full Text of SR0732 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of W. Roscoe McCall, D.D.S. of Peoria, | 4 | | who passed away on December 15, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. McCall was born to Rueben McCall Sr. and Mary | 6 | | McCall in Brewster, Florida on June 30, 1942; he graduated | 7 | | second in his class from Union Academy High School in Bartow, | 8 | | Florida in 1961, where he played fullback on the football | 9 | | team; he received his Associate of Arts in Biology from Gibbs | 10 | | Jr. College in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1963; he earned his | 11 | | Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Bradley University in Peoria, | 12 | | Illinois in 1965; he obtained his Bachelor of Science in | 13 | | Pharmacy from Florida A&M University in 1971; he graduated | 14 | | from the Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in | 15 | | Nashville, Tennessee in 1976; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. McCall returned to Peoria in 1976, becoming | 17 | | the fourth African-American dentist in Peoria's history while | 18 | | initially working at the Peoria County Health Department; he | 19 | | opened his own private practice in 1977, which he operated for | 20 | | 29 years; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Dr. McCall entered into semi-retirement in | 22 | | January 2007, which lasted for three weeks, before accepting |
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| 1 | | employment as a dentist at Logan Correctional Institution in | 2 | | February 2007, where he worked until his retirement in 2021; | 3 | | and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Dr. McCall actively served the Peoria community | 5 | | as a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; he also | 6 | | participated in events with the Tri-County Urban League and | 7 | | was a lifelong member of the NAACP; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. McCall was inducted into the Union Academy | 9 | | High School Athletic Hall of Fame, and he was fond of telling | 10 | | football stories; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. McCall was preceded in death by his parents; | 12 | | 11 siblings; and his daughter, Tonya J. McCall; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. McCall is survived by his wife of 59 years, | 14 | | Geraldine "Geri" (Williams) McCall; his sons, Pastor Steven | 15 | | (Valerie) McCall and Christopher (Tiffany) McCall, J.D.; seven | 16 | | grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; his brothers, Norman | 17 | | (Cheryl) McCall and Hyrom (Eloise) McCall; and a host of | 18 | | nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; therefore, be it | 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | W. Roscoe McCall, D.D.S. and extend our sincere condolences to |
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| 1 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 2 | | further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Dr. McCall as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy. |
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