Full Text of SR0979 096th 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 Alexander B. Pratt, Sr. of Englewood, who | 4 | | recently passed away; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on May 4, 1929 in Chicago, to the late | 6 | | Albert Pratt, Sr. and Alma Pratt; he grew up in the Ida B. | 7 | | Wells Home and was educated in the Chicago Public School | 8 | | system, attended Forestville Elementary School, and graduated | 9 | | from Dunbar Trade School in 1947; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, He accepted Christ at an early age; he served in | 11 | | the United States Army during the Korean War; he received an | 12 | | Honorable Discharge in 1955 and was ranked a Corporal; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, He and his wife, Shirley, were united in matrimony | 14 | | on July 3, 1954; he later worked for the United States Postal | 15 | | Service, retiring in 1984; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, He served as a member of the 73rd and 74th Street | 17 | | block club for over 40 years and as a member of the George L. | 18 | | Giles Post #87; he was also involved with the Dunbar's Old | 19 | | Timer Club & Dunbar's Alumni Association, the 7th District CAPS | 20 | | Crime Stoppers and Steering Committee, and the 17th Ward Senior | 21 | | Advisory Committee; he volunteered with Meals on Wheels, Open |
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| 1 | | Hands, the Turner-Drew Grandparents Group, and many other | 2 | | community organizations; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley, and | 4 | | his sister, Loretta; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Alexander Pratt, Sr. is survived by his son, | 6 | | Alexander, Jr. (Barbara); his daughters, Jacqueline, Alicia, | 7 | | and Patricia; his grandchildren, Alexander III (LaNesha), | 8 | | Javaris, and Krystina; his great-granddaughters, Destiny, | 9 | | Kaytriana, Alexandria, and Lauren; his brother, Albert, Jr. | 10 | | (Florine); his sister, Teresa (Cornelius) Hendricks; his aunt, | 11 | | Yvonne; and a host of nieces, nephews, extended family, and | 12 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 | | his family and friends, the passing of Alexander Pratt, Sr.; | 16 | | and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Alexander Pratt, Sr. as a symbol of | 19 | | our sincere sympathy.
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