Full Text of HR0294 95th General Assembly
HR0294 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 Luther | 4 |
| Thomas Ingram, recording artist from Belleville, who passed | 5 |
| away on March 19, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Luther Ingram was born November 30, 1937, in | 7 |
| Jackson, Tennessee, to Richard Lee and Callie Ingram; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended public school in Jackson, Tennessee, | 9 |
| and in Alton; he accepted Christ at an early age and attended | 10 |
| the family church, Walnut Grove Baptist located in Jackson; his | 11 |
| family recognized his love for music at about two or three | 12 |
| years of age when his mother, dad, and older brothers, Archie | 13 |
| and Richard, couldn't sit him down during church service when | 14 |
| he heard the music and the singing; he grew up with music all | 15 |
| around him and was gifted with the same talent as his mother | 16 |
| and her brothers who sang in quartets at churches; and
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| WHEREAS, Luther's love for singing became an integral part | 18 |
| of his life; he went to work for McDonnell Douglas Aircraft | 19 |
| Company, but his love for his music would not be squelched by | 20 |
| his work and he became a part of The Gardenias, along with his | 21 |
| two brothers and two other family friends; he quickly became | 22 |
| the feature lead singer and was known in the area as one of the |
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| most talented and prolific young singers in the region; and
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| WHEREAS, Luther Ingram is best remembered for his signature | 3 |
| classic song, "If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be | 4 |
| Right"; the song was recorded in 1973 and reached number 1 on | 5 |
| the record charts; Luther Ingram would go on to be on the R&B | 6 |
| charts thirteen times in his career; he also co-wrote the | 7 |
| Staple Singers hit song "Respect Yourself"; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Luther Ingram was united in holy matrimony to | 9 |
| Jacqueline Langford in 1961; Luther was preceded in death by | 10 |
| his father, Richard Lee Ingram; his sister, Georgia Lee; his | 11 |
| brother, Allie B.; and his grandparents; and
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| WHEREAS,
The passing of Luther Ingram will be deeply felt | 13 |
| by all those who knew and loved him, including his devoted wife | 14 |
| of 46 years, Jacqueline; their sons, Kenneth (Rochelle) Ingram, | 15 |
| and Eric Luther (Linda) Ingram; his mother, Mrs. Callie Ingram; | 16 |
| Mrs. Rose Langford; his brothers, Archie (Dorothy) Ingram, | 17 |
| Richard (Beatrice) Ingram, Jessie (Sherlene) Ingram, Frank | 18 |
| (Karen), and Thomas (Barbara); his sister, Daisy (Pennington) | 19 |
| McGee; his grandchildren, Jemar Glen, Kenneth Edward, and James | 20 |
| Kobe; his great-aunts, Fanny Henry, Norma Walls, Mildred Hill, | 21 |
| Susan Weaver and Mary
(Sherman, Sr.) Hamilton; his | 22 |
| sisters-in-law, Virgie Mae Hudson, Geraldine Scott and Mary | 23 |
| (Jesse) Brown; his godchildren, Christopher (Venis) Manuel, |
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| Debra Reed, Stephanie Lewis, Briana Scott, Stevie (Jessica) | 2 |
| Scott, Maurice Scott Jr., and Joseph Bates; his longtime | 3 |
| brethren, Bernie (U-Vee) Hayes, Percy Lockett, Donald Dace, | 4 |
| John Sanders, Dr. James Logan, and Randy Stewart; his nieces | 5 |
| and nephews; his dozens of cousins; a host of friends and | 6 |
| associates along with his musical family Stax/KoKo of Memphis | 7 |
| Tennessee; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| mourn, along with all who knew and loved him, the passing of | 11 |
| musical artist Luther Ingram; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Luther Ingram as a symbol of our | 14 |
| respect and sympathy.
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