Full Text of HR0987 99th 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 J.P. | 4 | | "Buck" Gordon of Peoria, who passed away on January 31, 2016; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, J.P. Gordon was born in Cruger, Mississippi to | 7 | | Willie and Ellen (nee Randle) Gordon on May 15, 1934; he was | 8 | | baptized at Gordon Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Cruger; | 9 | | he received his education at Meeks Elementary School in Cruger | 10 | | and Roosevelt Junior High School in Peoria, where he relocated | 11 | | to in 1950; he married Freida Barbara Ferguson on January 9, | 12 | | 1954; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, J.P. Gordon worked as a machinist at Keystone Wire | 14 | | and Steel for over 27 years, retiring in 1985; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, J.P. Gordon was a "Golden Member" (50 years) of | 16 | | New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Peoria; he | 17 | | enjoyed fishing, gardening, hunting, bowling, and spending | 18 | | time with his family; he was an avid traveler and traveled | 19 | | throughout the United States with his wife by car; he often | 20 | | visited the sick, his sister, Art, and his favorite boys at the | 21 | | local McDonald's; he organized the first Gordon/Randle | 22 | | Reunion, and, at the 2010 reunion, he received an award for his |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, J.P. Gordon was preceded in death by his parents; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, J.P. Gordon is survived by his wife, Freida; his | 5 | | son, James Patrick Gordon; his 4 daughters, Deborah Gordon, | 6 | | Imogene (Jeanie) Simmons, Pamela Gordon, and Gwendolyn (Rene) | 7 | | Johnson; his sister, Willie Mae (Artis) Gordon Hopson; his 6 | 8 | | grandchildren, Robert Davis, Carthel Johnson, Dionne Gordon, | 9 | | Jamie Johnson, Jimmel Simmons, and Danielle Gordon; his 19 | 10 | | great-grandchildren; and his 2 great-great-grandchildren; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | mourn the passing of J.P. "Buck" Gordon, and extend our sincere | 15 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 16 | | him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of J.P. Gordon as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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