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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn  of the death of Reverend
 4    Doctor James W. Dorsey on Wednesday, January 22, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Dr. Dorsey was  born  on  October  18,  1942  in
 6    Waukegan  to  James W. and Margaret Dorsey; he graduated from
 7    Novak Elementary School  and  North  Chicago  Community  High
 8    School where he was an Illinois State Champion Wrestler; and

 9        WHEREAS,  Dr.  Dorsey received his Bachelor's Degree from
10    Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin; his  Master's  Degree
11    was  completed  at  Roosevelt University, and he received his
12    Doctorate from the University of Iowa; and

13        WHEREAS, Dr. Dorsey served his country valiantly for four
14    years in the United States  Marine  Corps;  he  worked  as  a
15    Juvenile  and  Adult  Probation  Officer  for Lake County; he
16    taught at North Chicago High School  and  also  was  Dean  of
17    Students;  he  was  ordained  into  the  ministry by the late
18    Reverend J.N. Lightfoot; he served  as  a  professor  at  the
19    College of Lake County;

20        WHEREAS,  An  active  and energetic community leader, Dr.
21    Dorsey gave freely of his time  for  lecturing  during  Black
22    History  Month;  he  was  an  expert  on  the history of Lake
23    County's Underground Railroad, and he was the  author  of  Up
24    South  and  founder  of  The Sons of Thunder, an organization
25    committed to raising scholarship funds  for  African-American
26    students; and

27        WHEREAS,  Dr. Dorsey will be remembered for his smile and
28    genuine concern for others; his passing has been deeply  felt
29    by  many, especially his wife of 33 years, Jacqueline Dorsey;
30    his two children, Derrick and  Kelly;  his  mother,  Margaret
31    Dorsey;  his  two  sisters,  Frances (Pat) Tompkins, and Joan
 
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 1    (James) Winston; his two brothers,  Curtis  (Barbara)  Dorsey
 2    and Marvin Dorsey; his aunt, Maria McNulty; his three uncles,
 3    Fred  Hollingsworth,  Dean  Dorsey,  and  Mel Dorsey; his two
 4    great aunts, Pearl Mullins and Clara Evans; his great  uncle,
 5    Luster  Lovelace;  his  uncle,  Pete Winfrey; his aunt, Marie
 6    Winfrey; his three brothers-in-law, Robert (Valda)  Whithead,
 7    Timothy  (Kay)  Whitehead, and Lawrence (Laura) Whithead; his
 8    two sisters-in-law,   Cloepatra  (Bruce)  Cowins  and  Mallie
 9    (Luke)  Nichols;  and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces
10    and nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it

11        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
12    ASSEMBLY  OF  THE  STATE  OF  ILLINOIS, that we join with the
13    family and friends of Reverend  Doctor  James  W.  Dorsey  in
14    mourning  the  passing  of  a  kind  and  generous citizen of
15    Illinois; and be it further

16        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
17    presented  to  the  family of Reverend Doctor James W. Dorsey
18    with our sincerest condolences.