Full Text of SR0738 96th General Assembly
SR0738 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 James E. Peeples of Peoria, who passed | 4 |
| away on March 18, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born December 20, 1913, in Buena Vista, | 6 |
| Georgia, to Greely and Zula (Jones) Peeples; he married Mary | 7 |
| Frances on August 8, 1940, in Burlington, Iowa; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked for the city of Peoria, retiring in 1983 | 9 |
| as director of human relations in the Department of Human | 10 |
| Resources; he also retired after 53 years of service as owner | 11 |
| and operator of the Drapery House in Peoria; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, As a civil rights leader for many years, he was | 13 |
| inducted into the Peoria African-American Hall of Fame and | 14 |
| served on numerous committees, including the NAACP, Peoria City | 15 |
| Council, Tri-County Urban League, Agency on Aging, American | 16 |
| Civil Liberties Union, and many more; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, He had 61 years of dedicated service to the Alpha | 18 |
| Phi Alpha Fraternity and received many awards for his service | 19 |
| in the Peoria community, including the Dr. Martin Luther King | 20 |
| Award, the Governor's Award for Unique Achievement, an Award | 21 |
| for the Chairman of the Peoria Economic Association, the Bob |
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| Horan Community Service Award, the Pope John Paul Award, the | 2 |
| Sam Belfer Civil Libertarian Award, the Tri-County Urban League | 3 |
| Service and Recognition Award, and the 2000 Alpha Phi Alpha Man | 4 |
| of the Year Award; he received many more awards for his work in | 5 |
| the community and his continued effort to improve race | 6 |
| relations; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an active member of the Ward Chapel AME | 8 |
| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife | 10 |
| of 65 years; his son, Steven; his daughter, Paula Frances; his | 11 |
| brothers, Horace, Robert, Arvora and Grady; and his sisters, | 12 |
| Willa Mae Johnson and Ocie Peeples; and
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| WHEREAS, James Peeples is survived by his seven daughters, | 14 |
| Berdean (Tony) Simmons, Susan Slaughter, Mary Anne (Steven) | 15 |
| Fuller, Theresa (Tommy) Randolph, Rose Peeples, Judy (Tim) | 16 |
| Sturdivant, and Kayla Johnson; his five sons, James Jr., David, | 17 |
| Martin, Lester (Peggy) Peeples, and John Peeples; his 22 | 18 |
| grandchildren; and his 17 great-grandchildren; therefore, be | 19 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 21 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 22 |
| his family and friends, the passing of James Peeples; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to the family of James Peeples as a symbol of our | 4 |
| sincere sympathy.
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