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90_SR0228
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate were saddened to learn
3 of the death of Mr. Alvin L. Parks, Sr. on June 10, 1998; and
4 WHEREAS, He was born on July 5, 1930, the son of Dallas
5 Parks, Sr. and Sadie Nicholson Parks; he was educated at
6 Dunbar Elementary School, Lincoln Senior High School, and the
7 University of Arkansas; and
8 WHEREAS, A veteran of the United States Army, Mr, Parks
9 chose a career as an educator in East Saint Louis District
10 #189; he also coached at Hughes-Quinn Junior High School; and
11 WHEREAS, He was affiliated with the Lincoln Senior High
12 Class of 1948, the University of Arkansas Alumni Association,
13 Shuqualakian Club, Pro-8 Civic/Social Club, and the Health
14 and Physical Education Association, where he received the
15 1979 Championship Coach of the Year Award; he also served for
16 12 years as Precinct Committeeman and as Alderman for the
17 City of Centreville and established the first Khoury League
18 Team for Blacks in Centreville; and
19 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
20 and friends, especially his wife, Lillian; his children,
21 Alvin and Lauren; his daughter-in-law, Joe Anne; his
22 son-in-law, Rocco Goins; his grandchildren, Annalise Parks
23 and Lillian Parks-Goins; his sister, Yvonne Hammonds; his
24 brothers, James, Dallas, and Bernard; his brother-in-law, Dr.
25 Cleveland Hammonds; his sisters-in-law, Marjorie Parks, Lee
26 Annie Bonner, Bestine Tourijigian, Estine Weston, and Vivian
27 Adams; his aunts, Eva Parks, Vandy Bee Mays, and Mary
28 Gregory; and his uncles, Robert Nicholson, John Nicholson,
29 and Nathaniel Triplett; therefore, be it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
31 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with sorrow and regret
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1 the death of Alvin L. Parks and extend our sincere
2 condolences to his family and friends; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to his widow, Mrs. Lillian A. Parks.