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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of L.C. "Pops" Reed, of Chicago,
5 Illinois, who recently passed away; and
6 WHEREAS, L.C. Reed was born in Jericho, Arkansas, on June
7 25, 1932; his parents were Jessie and Bertha Reed; he
8 attended and graduated from Paradise School in Clarksdale,
9 Arkansas; he accepted Christ as his Savior at Paradise
10 Missionary Baptist Church and was baptized by the late
11 Reverend Taylor; and
12 WHEREAS, L.C. Reed moved to Chicago in 1957 and married
13 the late Louie Lean Turner; together they had two children,
14 Jamell Reed Meeks and the late Larry Charles Reed; he later
15 married Bennie Woodall Reed; and
16 WHEREAS, In 1992, Mr. Reed joined the Salem Baptist
17 Church under the pastorate of his son-in-law James T. Meeks;
18 he served the church and loved the word of God; and
19 WHEREAS, L.C. Reed was retired from Amoco Oil, where he
20 worked for over twenty years; he was known as "Peace Maker"
21 and remembered as a kind, generous, and calm person; and
22 WHEREAS, The passing of L.C. "Pops" Reed will be deeply
23 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife,
24 Bennie; his children, Jamell (husband, James) Joyce, Sherman,
25 Jouseff, and Fletcher; his sister, Margaret (husband, Eddie)
26 Young; his grandchildren, Jamie, Janet, James, Jr., Jasmine,
27 Latakah, Latorie, Coco, Myia, Fleticia, and Lamont; his
28 great-grandchildren, Brian and Ke Ke; his mother-in-law, Emma
29 Brown; his sisters-in-law, Carolyn, Doris, Shirley, Rosa
30 (husband, Melvin), and Donna; his brothers-in-law, Rozell
31 (wife, Dyani), Donny (wife, Stacy), Larry (wife, Shawn), and
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1 Charles (wife, Pam); his special cousin, Lucille Morgan; his
2 brother, Leroy Johnson; and his many nieces, nephews,
3 cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of
7 L.C. "Pops" Reed; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the family of L.C. "Pops" Reed.