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92_SR0394

 
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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Illinois  Senate  wish  to
 3    express  their  sincere condolences to the family and friends
 4    of Arthur Lee Stovall, Jr., who passed away on March 9, 2002;
 5    and

 6        WHEREAS, Arthur Lee Stovall, Jr. was the eldest son  born
 7    to  the union of the late Arthur Sr. and Anna Billups Stovall
 8    on September 29, 1921 in West Point, Mississippi; and

 9        WHEREAS, Mr. Stovall accepted hope in Christ at an  early
10    age   at   the   Buelah  Grove  Baptist  Church  in  Artesia,
11    Mississippi; he was educated in the Clay County School System
12    and later moved to East St. Louis, Illinois in 1945; and

13        WHEREAS, During his life, Mr. Stovall was  employed  with
14    the  Airtherm  Manufacturing  Company, Local 100 Labor Union,
15    and Burns Security Company; and

16        WHEREAS, The passing of Arthur Lee Stovall, Jr.  will  be
17    deeply  felt  by  all  who knew and loved him, especially his
18    devoted  wife  of  36  years,  Quencella  S.J.  Stovall;  his
19    stepsons, Isaac  Ferguson,  Jr.,  Paul  (Lorraine)  Ferguson,
20    Sherman  (Teresa)  Ferguson,  and  Juandecarlo  Ferguson; his
21    stepdaughter, Sheryl (Jonathan) Tanner; his brothers, Joe Lee
22    Stovall, Fred Stovall,  and  Walter  (Barbara)  Stovall;  his
23    sisters,  Erlene Randall, Elaine Williams, Eliza Voiton, Anna
24    Marble (J.T.), Peggy Stovall, Georgia Mae  (Earvin)  Randall,
25    and   Ida   (Lorenzo)  Humphrey;  his  sisters-in-law,  Joyce
26    (Donald) McKinley, Amy Jackson, and Mrs. Lillian  Washington;
27    his  goddaughters,  Latori  (Vincent) Clark and Tammy Vinson;
28    his ten grandchildren; his  two  great-grandchildren;  and  a
29    host  of  nieces,  nephews,  cousins, and other relatives and
30    friends; therefore, be it

31        RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-SECOND  GENERAL
 
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 1    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
 2    all who knew him, the death of Arthur  Lee  Stovall,  Jr.  of
 3    East St. Louis, Illinois; and be it further

 4        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 5    presented to the family of Arthur Lee Stovall, Jr.  with  our
 6    sincere condolences.

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