Full Text of SR0963 98th 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 Wilbur Reid of Waukegan, who passed away | 4 | | on February 11, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Wilbur Reid was born on April 16, 1932 in Chicago; | 6 | | his parents were Emerson and Helen Reid; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Wilbur Reid confessed a hope in Christ at an early | 8 | | age and truly had a personal relationship with his Lord and | 9 | | Savior; he was a faithful and active member of the Greater | 10 | | Faith Church Baptist and a deacon of the church; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Wilbur Reid retired from OMC after approximately | 12 | | 30 years of service; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Wilbur Reid enjoyed listening to jazz, watching | 14 | | classic westerns, and socializing with his family and friends; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Wilbur Reid was preceded in death by his wife of | 17 | | 54 years, Tommie Jean Reid; his parents; his grandmother, Pearl | 18 | | Mack; his sons, Wilbert, David, and Kevin; and his daughter, | 19 | | Julie; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Wilbur Reid is survived by his sons, Dexter (Gay) | 2 | | and William Reid; his daughters, Pearl Wade, Michelle (Art) | 3 | | Crowley, Wilma, Gussie, and Marnita Reid; his 17 grandchildren; | 4 | | his 31 great-grandchildren; his special son, Danny King; and | 5 | | his many other family members and friends; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 8 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Wilbur Reid; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Wilbur Reid as an expression of our | 12 | | sympathy.
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