Full Text of SR0973 96th 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 Othie Lee Davis, formerly of Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on September 25, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on October 27, 1934, in Tutwiler, | 6 | | Mississippi, to Earl and Lillie Davis; he enlisted in the | 7 | | United States Army at the age of 21; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, After the completion of his military training, he | 9 | | was sent to Korea in 1950, where he was one of the first Black | 10 | | soldiers to serve his country in the Korean War; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, He spent most of his adult life in Chicago; he was | 12 | | retired from the International Harvester Company; he returned | 13 | | to Memphis to spend time with his family and friends; he later | 14 | | worked for the casinos in Tunica, Mississippi; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father; his | 16 | | sister, Flabe Hunter; and his daughter, Nikki Belinda Davis; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Othie Lee Davis is survived by his son, Murphy | 19 | | Duncan; his mother, Lillie Davis; his sisters, Lillie McBride | 20 | | (Gene) and Louise Davis; his brother, Earl Davis; his 23 nieces |
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| 1 | | and nephews; his 7 grand-nieces and grand-nephews; his special | 2 | | friend, Lorene Jones; and many other loved ones; therefore, be | 3 | | it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 | | his family and friends, the passing of Othie Lee Davis; and be | 7 | | it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Othie Lee Davis as a symbol of our | 10 | | sincere sympathy.
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