Full Text of SR0451 95th General Assembly
SR0451 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Roosevelt Thomas, who passed away on | | 4 |
| November 12, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas was born on May 23, 1945 in | | 6 |
| Lexington, Mississippi; he was the seventh child of Mose and | | 7 |
| Bertha Thomas; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas accepted Christ at an early age | | 9 |
| and was baptized at Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Lexington, | | 10 |
| Mississippi; he received his education at the Tchula Attendance | | 11 |
| Center, where he began his love of sports, particularly | | 12 |
| football; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas served in the United States Army, | | 14 |
| serving one tour of duty in Vietnam; he ultimately achieved the | | 15 |
| rank of Sergeant E-5 before his discharge; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas met his future wife, Dorothy, in | | 17 |
| 1967; after a wonderful courtship, they married in 1970; soon | | 18 |
| after his marriage, he began working for United Parcel Service, | | 19 |
| where he worked as a driver for 34 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas was active in many |
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| organizations, with his favorite being the Tchula Attendance | | 2 |
| Center Class Reunion Committee; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas was preceded in death by his | | 4 |
| parents, Mose and Bertha, and his siblings, Joe Roger, Dorothy | | 5 |
| Grace, Eddie Lee, and Geneva Thomas; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas is survived by his wife, Dorothy; | | 7 |
| his sons, Douglas (Chasitie), Curtis (Angela), and Courtney; | | 8 |
| his niece, Dionne (Craig) Dandridge; his grandchildren, | | 9 |
| Autumn, Austin, and Shanaya; his siblings, Inez Thomas, Odessa | | 10 |
| Hampton, Earline Smith, Louella Simpson, Lorraine Thomas, | | 11 |
| Loretta Thomas, Sandra Hill, Brenda Harris, and Tommy Thomas; | | 12 |
| and his many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; | | 13 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | | 15 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | | 16 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Roosevelt Thomas; and be | | 17 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 19 |
| presented to the family of Roosevelt Thomas as an expression of | | 20 |
| our sympathy.
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