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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Kato
4 Gilkey of Chicago, who passed away on March 12, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born on September 25, 1927 to Willie Gilkey
6 and Peggie Brewer Gilkey in Macon, Mississippi; he accepted
7 Christ in 1997; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He attended school in McCloud and Macon,
9 Mississippi; he owned Gilkey Meat Market; he was employed by
10 the City of Chicago; and he retired from the Cook County
11 Highway Department; and
 
12     WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army and received
13 an Honorable Discharge in 1945; and
 
14     WHEREAS, He enjoyed fishing, cooking, and farming; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his son, Charles
16 Gilkey (Butch); and
 
17     WHEREAS, Kato Gilkey leaves to mourn, William Gilkey,
18 Lorene Falcen, and Mary Williams; his children, Margrett,
19 Willie, Kato Jr., Kelvin, Lavictory (Otis), Larry

 

 

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1 (Antronette), Kenneth, and Michael (Beverly); his 25
2 grandchildren; his 28 great-grandchildren; his best friend,
3 Curtis Carpenter; and a host of nieces and nephews; therefore,
4 be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Kato
8 Gilkey; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of Kato Gilkey as a symbol of our
11 sincere sympathy.