Full Text of SR0826 096th General Assembly
SR0826 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
Charles Merritts, Jr., who passed away on | 4 |
| January 23, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Charles Merritts, Jr. was born on September 23, | 6 |
| 1935, in East St. Louis; his parents were Charles Merritts, Sr. | 7 |
| and Geneva Stokes Merritts; and
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| WHEREAS, Charles Merritts, Jr. attended Dunbar Elementary | 9 |
| and Carver Elementary Schools before graduating from Lincoln | 10 |
| High School in 1953; he then earned his bachelor's degree in | 11 |
| mathematics from Wiley College in Marshall, Texas in 1957; | 12 |
| while at Wiley College, he played baseball and pledged with the | 13 |
| Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, joining the fraternity's Alpha Chic | 14 |
| Chapter on November 27, 1954; he remained a devoted Kappa for | 15 |
| 55 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Charles Merritts, Jr. served as a math and science | 17 |
| teacher at Rock Junior High School in East St. Louis for 10 | 18 |
| years; he then resigned from his position and joined an | 19 |
| established family business; and
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| WHEREAS, Charles Merritts, Jr. enjoyed big game hunting, | 21 |
| fishing, bowling, archery, sharpshooting, trap and skeet |
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| shooting, and golfing; he also loved the blues and enjoyed | 2 |
| singing and playing his guitar at home; and
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| WHEREAS, Charles Merritts, Jr. was a member of numerous | 4 |
| social and civic organizations, including the Anniversary | 5 |
| Club, the Derby Brown Memorial Golf Club, the Pro Eights, the | 6 |
| Aahmes Temple #132, and the Southern Cross Lodge #112; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Charles Merritts, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 8 |
| mother; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Charles Merritts, Jr. is survived by his loving | 10 |
| wife of 58 years, Delores; his son, Charles Merritts III; his | 11 |
| daughter, Kimberly Delores Merritts; his father; his grandson, | 12 |
| Courtney Merritts; his aunt, Delores S. Merritts; his | 13 |
| sisters-in-law, Barbara Holt (Rev. Edward) and Rev. Jacqueline | 14 |
| (Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Brock); his brother-in-law, Billy | 15 |
| Gaitor (Mary); and his many other relatives and friends; | 16 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 18 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 19 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Charles Merritts, Jr.; | 20 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Charles Merritts, Jr. as an | 2 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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