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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of W. Roscoe McCall, D.D.S. of Peoria,
4who passed away on December 15, 2023; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. McCall was born to Rueben McCall Sr. and Mary
6McCall in Brewster, Florida on June 30, 1942; he graduated
7second in his class from Union Academy High School in Bartow,
8Florida in 1961, where he played fullback on the football
9team; he received his Associate of Arts in Biology from Gibbs
10Jr. College in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1963; he earned his
11Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Bradley University in Peoria,
12Illinois in 1965; he obtained his Bachelor of Science in
13Pharmacy from Florida A&M University in 1971; he graduated
14from the Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in
15Nashville, Tennessee in 1976; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Dr. McCall returned to Peoria in 1976, becoming
17the fourth African-American dentist in Peoria's history while
18initially working at the Peoria County Health Department; he
19opened his own private practice in 1977, which he operated for
2029 years; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Dr. McCall entered into semi-retirement in
22January 2007, which lasted for three weeks, before accepting

 

 

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1employment as a dentist at Logan Correctional Institution in
2February 2007, where he worked until his retirement in 2021;
3and
 
4    WHEREAS, Dr. McCall actively served the Peoria community
5as a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; he also
6participated in events with the Tri-County Urban League and
7was a lifelong member of the NAACP; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Dr. McCall was inducted into the Union Academy
9High School Athletic Hall of Fame, and he was fond of telling
10football stories; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Dr. McCall was preceded in death by his parents;
1211 siblings; and his daughter, Tonya J. McCall; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Dr. McCall is survived by his wife of 59 years,
14Geraldine "Geri" (Williams) McCall; his sons, Pastor Steven
15(Valerie) McCall and Christopher (Tiffany) McCall, J.D.; seven
16grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; his brothers, Norman
17(Cheryl) McCall and Hyrom (Eloise) McCall; and a host of
18nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
21W. Roscoe McCall, D.D.S. and extend our sincere condolences to

 

 

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1his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
2further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Dr. McCall as an expression of our
5deepest sympathy.