Full Text of SR0755 098th 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 Arthur J. Pope of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on October 17, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Pope was born on August 19, 1951 in | 6 | | Tallahatchie, Mississippi to Oddie and Cora Pope; he graduated | 7 | | from Waukegan High School, where he played baseball and | 8 | | excelled in wrestling, becoming State champion; he married | 9 | | Carolyn Jean Robinson on May 20, 1978; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Pope worked as a cook at Abbott | 11 | | Laboratories; his passion for cooking spilled over into his | 12 | | home life and he could often be found making meals for his | 13 | | family; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Pope was a member of First Corinthian | 15 | | Missionary Baptist Church in North Chicago, where he served as | 16 | | a Senior Pastor for several years; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Pope was preceded in death by his parents; | 18 | | his sister, Doris Carter; his 4 brothers; and his lifelong | 19 | | friend, Sonny Harris; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Pope is survived by his wife of 35 years, |
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| 1 | | Carolyn Jean; his daughters, Kimberly Yvette (Shawn) Forbes and | 2 | | Rachael Renee (Randall) Miller; his brothers, L.V. Pope, Willie | 3 | | (Eurice Cotton) Pope, Herbert (Cindy Serna) Pope, and Bobby | 4 | | (Beth) Pope; his sisters, Peal Nix and Helen Riley; his | 5 | | grandchildren, Mikah Miller, Gabriel Miller, Justice Forbes, | 6 | | Jazlin Forbes, and Trinity Miller; his sisters-in-law, Betty | 7 | | (Elton) Bulls, Myra Simpson, Brenda Davis, Trudy (Nate) | 8 | | Strowbridge, and Nanetta Pope; his brother-in-law, Larry | 9 | | McCorkle; his aunts, Teresa Pope, Lula Jones, and Martha | 10 | | Robinson; his nephew, Benjamin (Carmen) Simpson, Jr.; his | 11 | | niece, Antheria Simpson-Mars; his special friends, Valerie | 12 | | Harris and Shannon Jordan; his Godchildren, Timothy Donaby, and | 13 | | Josiah and Charlie Bouie and their mother, Deanna Bouie; a host | 14 | | of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; his Pope's Florist | 15 | | employee family; and his dog, Rambo; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Arthur J. Pope, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Arthur Pope as an expression of our | 23 | | deepest sympathy.
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