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90_HR0468
LRB9012158CBcb
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this House are saddened to learn
3 of the death of Mr. Roscoe Elsworth Mitchell, Jr. of Chicago
4 on April 10, 1998; and
5 WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago on August 27, 1934, the
6 son of Mary and Roscoe Mitchell, Sr.; and
7 WHEREAS, He graduated from Englewood High School and
8 received a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois
9 and a master's degree from the University of Chicago; and
10 WHEREAS, A veteran of the United States Army, Roscoe
11 Mitchell held the positions of Director of Equal Employment
12 Opportunities for Zenith Electronics and Executive Director
13 of the Talent Assistance Program; most recently he served as
14 a General Manager of Real Estate for the Chicago Transit
15 Authority; and
16 WHEREAS, He served his community as a member of the
17 University of Illinois Dad's Association, St. Felicitas
18 Finance Board, a Silver Beaver recipient of the Boy Scouts of
19 America, and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; and
20 WHEREAS, He was also a member of the Fifties Black
21 Illini, The Druids, The Assembly, The M&M's, and the Rat
22 Pack; and
23 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
24 and friends, especially his wife, Jackie; his children,
25 Steven, Karen, Roslyn, Valerie, and Robert; his sister,
26 Eleanor; and his grandchildren, Jordan, Stephanie, and
27 Steven, Jr.; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
30 note with sorrow and regret the death of Roscoe Elsworth
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1 Mitchell, Jr. and wish to express our sincere condolences to
2 his family and friends; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution shall
4 be presented to Mrs. Jackie Mitchell.