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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  learned with regret of the death of John Daniels on
 4    Saturday, August 16, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Daniels was born in Chicago  to  Walter  and
 6    Beatrice  Daniels  on  April  29,  1932; he was raised in the
 7    Morgan Park community where he and his family  attended  Beth
 8    Eden  Baptist Church; he was known as "Redbone" to his family
 9    and enjoyed participating in track and field activities; and

10        WHEREAS, Mr. Daniels attended John  D.  Shoop  Elementary
11    School  and  Chicago Vocational and Morgan Park High Schools;
12    while at Morgan Park, he had the  distinction  of  being  the
13    first African-American quarterback for "Empheni" Mustangs; he
14    went  on  to  Southern  University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
15    where he completed 2 years of studies; he  then  pursued  his
16    love  of  baseball  as  an  "Ace  Curve Ball Pitcher" for the
17    Harlem Globetrotters Minor League  Baseball  Franchise  Team,
18    the St. Louis Browns; and

19        WHEREAS,  Mr. Daniels valiantly served his country in the
20    U.S. Army for 2 years;  after  his  honorable  discharge,  he
21    married Sarah Louise Reddick on August 21, 1955; and

22        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Daniels  began  his  political career as a
23    precinct captain with the sponsorship of Weldon  "D"  Ray  in
24    July  of  1955;  he  worked  with  John  J.  Duffy and Gerald
25    Sullivan in the  Construction,  Maintenance,  and  Operations
26    Department  under  Cook  County Commissioner George Dunne and
27    later under Richard Phelan; he continued  his  employment  as
28    Director  of  Financial Control until his retirement in 1993;
29    and

30        WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Daniels has been deeply  felt
31    by  many,  especially  his  wife,  Sarah; his daughter, Diane
 
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 1    (William) Fulton;  his  grandsons,  Blake  and  Cameron;  his
 2    brother,  Floyd  (Jeanette) Daniels; his sisters, Paula Evans
 3    and Gwendolyn Traylor; his brothers-in-law,  Albert  (Joanne)
 4    Reddick,  Welton  (Ronita) Reddick, Raymond (Sybil) Reddick),
 5    and Melvin (Gloria) Reddick; his aunt,  Carrie  Colbert;  his
 6    uncle, Robert Danielly; his nieces and nephews, Jimmy (Gail),
 7    Walter,  Billy  (Eunice), Paul, Arthur (Joyce), Tony, Darryl,
 8    Crystal, Larry, Carla (Varsai) Evans,  and  Ingrid  Saunders;
 9    his cousins, Norman, Gerald, Louise, Ann, Betty, Rudolph, and
10    Calvin;   his  extended  family,  the  Daniellys,  Callaways,
11    Phillips,  Murchisons,  Arterbridges,  Mitchells,   Fladgers,
12    Reddicks,  Robertsons,  Culleys,  Woltzs,  Hardys, McMullens,
13    Fultons; and many other relatives and friends; therefore,  be
14    it

15        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
16    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the  passing
17    of  John  Daniels and extend our sincerest condolences to his
18    friends, family, and all who knew and loved him;  and  be  it
19    further

20        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
21    presented to the family of John Daniels as an  expression  of
22    our deepest sympathy during their time of bereavement.