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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois wish to express
3 their sympathy to the family and friends of Andrew Robert
4 Leak, Jr., who recently passed away; and
5 WHEREAS, Andrew Leak was born in Chicago, Illinois, on
6 November 1, 1933; his parents were Dottie and A.R. Leak Sr.;
7 Andrew was the second of four sons; and
8 WHEREAS, In 1953 Andrew joined the United States Air
9 Force and served in the Korean War; Andrew was honored with a
10 National Defense Service Medal and Good Conduct Medal; in
11 1956 he was discharged and returned to Chicago; Andrew went
12 on to attend the Worsham Mortuary College, where he earned a
13 degree in Mortuary Science; he then went on to earn his
14 license as a funeral director and embalmer; Andrew also owned
15 a limousine service, several buildings, entertainment
16 facilities, and an insurance agency; Andrew as also a student
17 of S.B. Fuller, and was known as one of the Fullerites; and
18 WHEREAS, Andrew Leak had as his theme in life, "Do It My
19 Way"; together with his "Ace Partner" Stanley McGee and his
20 brother-in-law, Ike Moore, Andrew fulfilled his life theme
21 with gusto, style, and finesse; and
22 WHEREAS, Andrew is survived by his wife, Marquita; his
23 sons, Andrew III, Jerome, Stuart, Jason Christopher, Kerry,
24 and Leon Prentice; his three brothers, Edward Sr., and wife
25 Alberta, Leon, and Spencer Sr., and his wife Henrietta; his
26 grandsons, Christopher Jr., and Brandon Leak; one
27 great-grandson; his sisters-in-law, Lydia M. Brown, Carol
28 Dillard, Ella (Dennis) Flowers-Gillard, and Patricia Flowers;
29 his brothers-in-law, Michael Smith and Perry Mason; his
30 mother-in-law and father-in-law, Josephine W. and Sherman
31 Brown; his special friends, Lee Walker, JoJo, Del, Patricia,
32 Skin, and Leo "Booby Trap" Hagen; as well as many nieces,
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1 nephews, aunts, and cousins; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
3 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with family
4 and friends, the death of Andrew Robert Leak, Jr.; may there
5 be a calming peace in this time of loss; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Andrew Robert Leak, Jr.