Full Text of HR0967 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
John | 4 | | Thomas Clark, Jr.; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Clark, Jr. was born on May 18, 1921, in | 6 | | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; his parents were John Thomas Clark, | 7 | | Sr. and Patricia Ferguson; he married Ruth Clark in 1949 and | 8 | | later separated; he married Margaret Williams in 1964; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Following the separation of his parents at the age | 10 | | of 4, John Clark, Jr. and his older sister, Marion, moved with | 11 | | their mother to Chicago; he later attended Forrestville | 12 | | Elementary School and graduated from John Farren Elementary | 13 | | School; after briefly attending Englewood High School, he | 14 | | graduated from Parker High School (now Paul Robeson High | 15 | | School) in December of 1938; after high school, he attended the | 16 | | University of Illinois for one year before finishing his | 17 | | baccalaureate degree at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, | 18 | | Missouri; while at Lincoln University, he was initiated into | 19 | | the Alpha Psi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on April 1, | 20 | | 1945; he subsequently moved back to Chicago after graduating | 21 | | from Lincoln University and began working jobs that mostly | 22 | | focused on manufacturing; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Clark, Jr. manufactured aircraft engines at | 2 | | Buick Motors during the early years of World War II; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, John Clark, Jr. began working for the State of | 4 | | Illinois in April of 1951; in January of 1974, he moved to the | 5 | | State of Illinois Department of Public Aid, where he remained | 6 | | until his retirement in February of 1995; he also worked for | 7 | | Sears Roebuck and Company; after his son, Eric, left for | 8 | | college, he and Margaret traveled the world, visiting Europe, | 9 | | Asia, and South America; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, John Clark, Jr. was an active member of Alpha Phi | 11 | | Alpha Fraternity and of the Xi Lambda Chapter; he served as the | 12 | | Regional Secretary under Midwest Regional Vice President Bro. | 13 | | Thomas Pawley; he also served in various offices in Xi Lambda | 14 | | Chapter, including his last office as Associate Editor of the | 15 | | Sphinx, supported chapter events, and attended Alpha | 16 | | conventions; in 1983, he was raised to the level of 3rd Degree | 17 | | Master Mason in North Star Lodge #1 of the Princehall Grand | 18 | | Lodge; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, John Clark, Jr. was an avid bridge player who | 20 | | played in many regional and national tournaments, winning many | 21 | | of them even late in his bridge playing career; he was also a | 22 | | long time member of the Midwest Bridge Unit; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Clark, Jr. was preceded in death by his wife | 2 | | of 47 years, Margaret; his parents; and his sister, Marion; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, John Clark, Jr. is survived by his sons, Phillip, | 4 | | Dennis, John III, and Eric Clark, Sr.; his daughters-in-law, | 5 | | Evelyn Clark and Michelle Harris; his grandchildren, Devin, | 6 | | Aaron, Christine, Jordan, Dana, Eric, Jr., Caiyah, Tasia, | 7 | | Justice, Zyra, and Andrew Clark; and his many | 8 | | great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, | 9 | | be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 13 | | John Thomas Clark, Jr.; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of John Clark, Jr. as an expression of | 16 | | our sympathy.
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