Full Text of SR0760 101st 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 Robert Earl "Bobby" Washington, who | 4 | | passed away on October 17, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Washington was born in rural Yazoo County, | 6 | | Mississippi to Louise Washington Abshaw on June 16, 1944; he | 7 | | married Evelyn Woodard Townes; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, In 1967, Robert Washington's passion for | 9 | | restoring old cars became full-time employment when he opened | 10 | | his first
auto shop, Southwest Auto, in Chicago; he later | 11 | | opened another repair shop, Fair Deal Auto,
and ran the shop | 12 | | until he went to work for Target in 2009; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Washington was baptized at St. Paul M.B. | 14 | | Church in Bentoma, Mississippi; after relocating to
Chicago, he | 15 | | joined Green Grove M.B. Church, which he attended faithfully | 16 | | for over 40 years before leaving; he fell ill before he could | 17 | | join a new congregation; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Robert Washington was preceded in death by his | 19 | | son, Jerome Washington; his mother, Louise Abshaw; his | 20 | | stepfather, Daddy Cary; his
biological father, Frank Vaugh; his | 21 | | brothers, James Jones, George Washington Jr., and Wade Vaugh; |
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his sisters, Betty Brown and Maybell Powers; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Robert Washington is survived by his wife, Evelyn | 3 | | Marie; his son, Nicklous Terell Washington; his daughters,
| 4 | | Tiffney Renee Washington, Robin Washington, and Barbara Berry; | 5 | | his grandchildren, Kenneth, Nicklous, and
Angelese Washington; | 6 | | his sisters, Jeania Gary, Gloria (Willie) Wynn, and Bettie J. | 7 | | Vaughan; his
sisters-in-law, Odessa Jones, Rudene Abshaw, | 8 | | Wendelin Woodard, Rosa Miller, and Beverly Johnson; his | 9 | | extended siblings, Bobby Sam Wilkerson, Frankie (Ned) Rushing, | 10 | | Mattie Bell, and Willie Barry; his aunts, Clara Davis and Sybil | 11 | | Harris; his caretaker, Margaret Gilbert; and numerous nephews, | 12 | | nieces, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Robert Earl "Bobby" Washington and extend our sincere | 16 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 17 | | him; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Robert Washington as an expression | 20 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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