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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with great sorrow of the death of Dr. |
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| Jacob H. Carruthers at the age of 73; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacob Carruthers was an academic of great insight, |
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| intellect, compassion, and pride; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Carruthers was a man of letters, author of |
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| several scholarly treatises and books that redefined the study |
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| of African Americans in the urban environment; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacob Carruthers was a champion of |
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| African-Centered Thought and Community-Centered learning; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Carruthers was a founder and professor of |
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| history and education at the Center for Inner City Studies of |
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| Northeastern Illinois University for 32 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Carruthers pioneered and refined academic |
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| theories and influenced generations of students who sought |
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| careers working in the urban environment of the inner city; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacob Carruthers was a leader of leaders, guiding |
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| and advising businessmen, ministers, State senators and |
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| representatives, mothers and fathers; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacob Carruthers proudly served his country in the |
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| United States Air Force during the Korean War; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacob Carruthers graciously and generously served |
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| the African-American community and mankind; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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