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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Albert Davis Cheeks of Chicago, who 
4passed away on November 9, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks was born on April 9, 1930 to Alice 
6(nee Hunter) and Sandy Cheeks; he was one of 9 children; he 
7married Dovie Leon Conway in 1954 in Canton, Mississippi; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks worked at International Harvest, 
9Inc. as a Master Mechanic for 35 years, retiring in 1992; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks enjoyed walking, bowling, cooking, 
11planting vegetables, deer hunting with his nephews, watching 
12Wheel of Fortune with his wife, and secretly watching soap 
13operas; he was an avid sports fan, especially of the Chicago 
14Bears; he was a lifelong member of Fellowship Missionary 
15Baptist Church in Chicago; he volunteered much of his time with 
16the Greater Chicago Food Depository to help the less fortunate; 
17and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks was preceded in death by his  
19parents; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks is survived by his wife, Dovie; his 
 
 
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1children, Delois Cheeks Graham, Albert Cheeks, Jr., Ronald 
2Stephen Cheeks, Darnell Cheeks, Alice Richell Cheeks-Zutant, 
3and Wardene Stewart; his grandchildren; his 
4great-grandchildren; his great-great-grandchildren; and a host 
5of nieces and nephews who affectionately called him "Uncle 
6A.D."; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Albert Davis Cheeks, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
10family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
11further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to  the family of  Albert Cheeks as an expression of 
14our deepest sympathy.