Full Text of HR0989 095th General Assembly
HR0989 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Chicago 6th Ward precinct captain Leonard Owens Sr., who passed | 5 |
| away on February 5, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Leonard Owens Sr. was well known for his | 7 |
| self-determination and ability to overcome many obstacles | 8 |
| presented to him throughout his life; he became Chicago's 6th | 9 |
| Ward precinct captain at the age of 81, where he campaigned and | 10 |
| helped to elect two very prominent figures in politics that | 11 |
| would positively affect the 6th Ward community for years to | 12 |
| come; and
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| WHEREAS, Leonard Owens Sr. was born in Bovina, Mississippi; | 14 |
| after moving from Mississippi to Chicago in 1941, he enlisted | 15 |
| in the United States Army, where he served in France during | 16 |
| World War II as a medic; he was honorably discharged from the | 17 |
| Army in 1946; after his discharge, he went to work for the | 18 |
| Continental Can Company as a supervisor to oversee the assembly | 19 |
| line; and
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| WHEREAS, Leonard Owens Sr. was well known as a soft-spoken | 21 |
| and quiet person; after falling ill in 2001 and enduring four | 22 |
| brain surgeries at the age of 86, he remained a dedicated |
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| constituent, continuing to campaign and pass out literature to | 2 |
| his community in order to keep people informed of the | 3 |
| happenings in the community and so that he, along with many | 4 |
| others, could be responsible for making positive changes in the | 5 |
| community; and
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| WHEREAS, Leonard Owens Sr. is survived by his children, | 7 |
| Leonard Owens Jr. and Sandra Deanes; his sister, Ollie Bennett; | 8 |
| his five grandchildren; and his four great-grandchildren; he | 9 |
| was preceded in death by his wife, Tommie Owens; his brothers, | 10 |
| Rick and James; and his sisters, Gladys and Grace; therefore, | 11 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of former | 15 |
| constituent Leonard Owens Sr.; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Leonard Owens Sr. as an expression | 18 |
| of our sincere sympathy.
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