SR0225 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0225 LRB094 12321 CSA 46264 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Dr. Roy W. Kenney, Jr., of Belleville, passed away February 21, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Kenney was born May 3, 1922, in East St. Louis, to the union of Roy and Katherine Kenney (nee Fletcher); he was the second of six children; and

WHEREAS, He attended Dunbar Elementary School and graduated from Lincoln Senior High School in June 1940; he received his pre-medical training at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Vermont at Burlington, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison; he received his medical education from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee and graduated in June of 1947; and

WHEREAS, He received post-graduate training in medicine by way of an internship at Homer G. Phillips Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri from 1947 to 1948; he completed his surgical residency in general surgery at Veterans Administration Hospital and John Andrews Hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama, Veterans Administration Hospital and St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, and Children's Hospital and Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Kenney practiced medicine and surgery for a total of 37 1/2 years in East St. Louis; he was on the medical staff of St. Mary's, Christian Welfare & Community, and Centreville Hospitals; he was past-president of the medical staff at Christian Welfare Hospital; and

WHEREAS, He held the office of treasurer of the St. Clair County Medical Society for two years; he was a member of the Illinois State Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the National Medical Association, and the Southern Illinois Medical Association; he was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Chi Delta Mu Medical Fraternity, NAACP, and the steward board at Pilgrim Temple C.M.E. Church; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Kenney married Dorothy Lucille Anderson on June 14, 1947; they had three children, Cheryl, Deborah, and Roy Wesley, III; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, his son, and two siblings; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. Kenney is felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his daughters, Cheryl McKinney and Deborah Kenney; his granddaughter, Perchell McKinney; his sisters, Dorothy Austin and Katherine Brown; his brother, Howard (Jane) Kenney; his nieces and nephews; his sisters-in-law, Retha Fant, Ora Kenney, Rebia Kenney and Alberta Anderson; his other relatives; and his loving church family and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Dr. Roy Kenney, Jr., and extend our sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to his family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.