Full Text of HR1101 93rd General Assembly
HR1101 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Earl | 4 |
| Henry Dobbins on Monday, June 14, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dobbins was born on March 15, 1919, in Port | 6 |
| Gibson, Mississippi, to Reverend S.L. and Mariah (Dunn) | 7 |
| Dobbins; he was the fourth child of 10 children; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dobbins moved to East St. Louis in 1940 and | 9 |
| joined New Era Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon; he | 10 |
| later joined Lilly Hill Missionary Baptist Church, where he | 11 |
| also served as a deacon; throughout his life, he served as a | 12 |
| deacon for over 60 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dobbins married Christine Gladney in 1966; | 14 |
| they were married for 38 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dobbins was a pioneer and worked hard to keep | 16 |
| the MCC College in East St. Louis; he helped organize the | 17 |
| Illinois Park on 26th Street, where children could play; he | 18 |
| fought for the NAACP and organized the Concerned Citizens for | 19 |
| Justice; he was known as someone who would not turn away a | 20 |
| person asking for help and as one who helped the sick in any | 21 |
| way he could; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dobbins' latest project, the Earl H. Dobbins | 23 |
| Vocational Training Center was very close to his heart; he | 24 |
| wanted to help young people in East St. Louis make an honest | 25 |
| living and to help them "get off the streets"; the training | 26 |
| center was his dream to help in that manner; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Earl Henry Dobbins has been deeply | 28 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Christine Dobbins; his | 29 |
| daughters, Doris Lockett, Rosalind Thomas, and Joyce Bennett; |
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| his sister, Florine Humphrey; his devoted cousin, Willie | 2 |
| Cooper; his 10 grandchildren; his 9 great-grandchildren; his | 3 |
| one great-great-grandchild; and his many nieces, nephews and | 4 |
| cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| mourn the passing of Earl Henry Dobbins, and we extend our | 8 |
| deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and | 9 |
| loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Earl Henry Dobbins as an expression | 12 |
| of our sincere condolences.
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