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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of James E. Peeples of Peoria, who passed
4 away on March 18, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born December 20, 1913, in Buena Vista,
6 Georgia, to Greely and Zula (Jones) Peeples; he married Mary
7 Frances on August 8, 1940, in Burlington, Iowa; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He worked for the city of Peoria, retiring in 1983
9 as director of human relations in the Department of Human
10 Resources; he also retired after 53 years of service as owner
11 and operator of the Drapery House in Peoria; and
 
12     WHEREAS, As a civil rights leader for many years, he was
13 inducted into the Peoria African-American Hall of Fame and
14 served on numerous committees, including the NAACP, Peoria City
15 Council, Tri-County Urban League, Agency on Aging, American
16 Civil Liberties Union, and many more; and
 
17     WHEREAS, He had 61 years of dedicated service to the Alpha
18 Phi Alpha Fraternity and received many awards for his service
19 in the Peoria community, including the Dr. Martin Luther King
20 Award, the Governor's Award for Unique Achievement, an Award
21 for the Chairman of the Peoria Economic Association, the Bob

 

 

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1 Horan Community Service Award, the Pope John Paul Award, the
2 Sam Belfer Civil Libertarian Award, the Tri-County Urban League
3 Service and Recognition Award, and the 2000 Alpha Phi Alpha Man
4 of the Year Award; he received many more awards for his work in
5 the community and his continued effort to improve race
6 relations; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He was an active member of the Ward Chapel AME
8 Church; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife
10 of 65 years; his son, Steven; his daughter, Paula Frances; his
11 brothers, Horace, Robert, Arvora and Grady; and his sisters,
12 Willa Mae Johnson and Ocie Peeples; and
 
13     WHEREAS, James Peeples is survived by his seven daughters,
14 Berdean (Tony) Simmons, Susan Slaughter, Mary Anne (Steven)
15 Fuller, Theresa (Tommy) Randolph, Rose Peeples, Judy (Tim)
16 Sturdivant, and Kayla Johnson; his five sons, James Jr., David,
17 Martin, Lester (Peggy) Peeples, and John Peeples; his 22
18 grandchildren; and his 17 great-grandchildren; therefore, be
19 it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
21 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
22 his family and friends, the passing of James Peeples; and be it

 

 

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1 further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to the family of James Peeples as a symbol of our
4 sincere sympathy.