Full Text of SR1615 101st 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 Deacon Henry Curtis Travis, who passed | 4 | | away on November 22, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Henry Travis was born to Curtis and Rose (Myers) | 6 | | Travis in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on January 6, 1929; he was | 7 | | the second oldest of ten children and was raised in the Sheeplo | 8 | | and Indian Springs communities in Mississippi; he served as a | 9 | | corporal in the United States Army from January of 1951 to | 10 | | January of 1957; he was deployed on active duty during the | 11 | | Korean War, where he fought valiantly and was awarded a Purple | 12 | | Heart; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Henry Travis retired from the Caterpillar Tractor | 14 | | Company after 28 years of service; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Henry Travis served on the Executive Board of IAM | 16 | | 851, the Dellwood Foundation, and Will County Board District | 17 | | #8; he also served as Precinct #24 Committeeman; he served 37 | 18 | | years on the Fairmont School Board, with 22 of those years as | 19 | | school board president, and in appreciation of his service, the | 20 | | current gymnasium of Fairmont Elementary School was named in | 21 | | his honor; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Henry Travis was preceded in death by his wife of | 2 | | 62 years, Esther Lee Travis; his parents; his four brothers, | 3 | | Paul Travis, Odis Travis, Clark D. Travis, and William E. | 4 | | Travis; and his three sisters, Mary Carter, Loraine Edwards, | 5 | | and Betty Hall; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Henry Travis is survived by his three beloved | 7 | | children, Brad L. Travis, Marvin C. (Henrietta) Travis, and | 8 | | Kawonna L. Travis; his seven grandchildren, Brad C. Travis, | 9 | | Shawn Travis, Brian Travis, Brandon Travis, Stacia (James) | 10 | | Tate, Dorey (Maurice) Fields, and Karrington Dougherty; his 14 | 11 | | great-grandchildren, Jalen, Dejah, Jayda, Jordan, Isaiah, | 12 | | Makayla, Bryan Lee, Alana, Stellina, Bryan Jeremiah, Devin, | 13 | | Aiden Travis, Mia Reid, Micah Fields, and Olivia Tate; his two | 14 | | great-great-grandchildren, Bryson and Elijah; his two | 15 | | brothers, Charles (Della) Travis and Joe L. (Joyce) Travis; his | 16 | | two special nephews, John F. Travis and Keith A. (Jeannie) | 17 | | Hall; his goddaughters, Birdie Wright and Sarah McLaurin; and a | 18 | | host of devoted nieces, nephews, cousins and friends; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 22 | | Deacon Henry Curtis Travis and extend our sincere
condolences | 23 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be | 24 | | it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 2 | | presented to the family of Henry Travis as an expression of
our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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