SR0581 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Berley Nellum, Sr. of Peoria, who passed away on May 12, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Berley Nellum, Sr. was born on May 16, 1950 in Greenwood, Mississippi; his parents were Plume and Marie (nee Beck) Nellum; and

WHEREAS, Berley Nellum, Sr. worked as a commercial machinery painter at the Peoria Tractor and Equipment Company and Capitol Machinery; and

WHEREAS, Berley Nellum, Sr. was preceded in death by his parents; a sister; 2 brothers; and 4 grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, Berley Nellum, Sr. is survived by 3 daughters, Carla (Tony) Nellum Robinson, Chanell Henley, and DeChana (Donald) Hughes; 3 sons, Berley Webster, LaMont (Samantha) Nellum, and Craig Nellum; 3 sisters, Mary (Louis) McAfee, Betty Nellum Brown, and Liz Nellum; 2 brothers, Dan Nellum and Roy Nellum; 16 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Berley Nellum, Sr.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Berley Nellum, Sr. as an expression of our sympathy.