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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Roosevelt Thomas, who passed away on
4 November 12, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas was born on May 23, 1945 in
6 Lexington, Mississippi; he was the seventh child of Mose and
7 Bertha Thomas; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas accepted Christ at an early age
9 and was baptized at Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Lexington,
10 Mississippi; he received his education at the Tchula Attendance
11 Center, where he began his love of sports, particularly
12 football; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas served in the United States Army,
14 serving one tour of duty in Vietnam; he ultimately achieved the
15 rank of Sergeant E-5 before his discharge; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas met his future wife, Dorothy, in
17 1967; after a wonderful courtship, they married in 1970; soon
18 after his marriage, he began working for United Parcel Service,
19 where he worked as a driver for 34 years; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas was active in many

 

 

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1 organizations, with his favorite being the Tchula Attendance
2 Center Class Reunion Committee; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas was preceded in death by his
4 parents, Mose and Bertha, and his siblings, Joe Roger, Dorothy
5 Grace, Eddie Lee, and Geneva Thomas; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas is survived by his wife, Dorothy;
7 his sons, Douglas (Chasitie), Curtis (Angela), and Courtney;
8 his niece, Dionne (Craig) Dandridge; his grandchildren,
9 Autumn, Austin, and Shanaya; his siblings, Inez Thomas, Odessa
10 Hampton, Earline Smith, Louella Simpson, Lorraine Thomas,
11 Loretta Thomas, Sandra Hill, Brenda Harris, and Tommy Thomas;
12 and his many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends;
13 therefore, be it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
15 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
16 his family and friends, the passing of Roosevelt Thomas; and be
17 it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the family of Roosevelt Thomas as an expression of
20 our sympathy.