Full Text of SR0980 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
James Beavers; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, James Beavers was born on September 23, 1937 to | 5 | | Osa Beavers-Walker; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, As a young man, James Beavers moved from his home | 7 | | of Cropwell, Alabama to Chicago and matriculated at Englewood | 8 | | High School; he then continued his studies at Mechanics | 9 | | College; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, On December 29, 1957, James Beavers was united in | 11 | | holy matrimony with Doris Murphy; together, they nurtured a | 12 | | unique love of more than 53 years and raised 4 children, James | 13 | | Beavers, Jr., Valerie A. Beavers, Brenda G. Beavers, and | 14 | | Stanford L. Beavers; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, James Beavers was a dedicated, compassionate, | 16 | | caring, and nurturing father to his children, with a | 17 | | determination to make every day a great day; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, James Beavers and his wife shared an ambition and | 19 | | talent for entrepreneurism; he operated a successful Sinclair | 20 | | Gas Station and subsequently founded Busy Beaver Auto |
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, James Beavers joined the fellowship of Mount | 4 | | Carmel Ridge M.B. Church, where he served as a Trustee and | 5 | | contributed to many other ministries; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1993, James Beavers rededicated his life to the | 7 | | Lord at St. Sabina Catholic Church, where he continued to grow | 8 | | in the Lord; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, James Beavers was a committed grandfather to | 10 | | Brandon G. Beavers, Sr., Blair C. Matthews, Bradley B. | 11 | | Matthews, and Desiree A. Beavers and the loving | 12 | | great-grandfather of Brandon G. Beavers, Jr.; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, After more than 73 years of providing his family, | 14 | | friends, and community the gift of his love and optimistic | 15 | | approach to life, James Beavers entered his eternal life on | 16 | | October 5, 2010; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 19 | | his family and friends, the passing of James Beavers; and be it | 20 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of James Beavers as a sign of the | 3 | | State's high regard for his faithful service to his family and | 4 | | community.
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