Full Text of SR2259 99th 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 Clifton E. "Gene" Black of Taylorville, | 4 | | who passed away on September 27, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Black was born on August 25, 1931 in | 6 | | Haleyville, Alabama; his parents were William Isaac and Grace | 7 | | Black; he married Carol Mathon on June 5, 1955 in Taylorville; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Black was a veteran of the United States | 10 | | Army and was stationed in Germany; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, As a young man, Clifton Black was a broadcast | 12 | | engineer for WTIM in Taylorville and WMAY in Springfield and a | 13 | | television repairman at Higgason TV and Appliance; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Black and his wife spent many hours | 15 | | remodeling houses for his children and grandchildren, which | 16 | | taught them the value of hard work and dedication; in his later | 17 | | years, he became the project manager of house remodeling and | 18 | | new construction builds, watching his family follow in his | 19 | | footsteps; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Black was a loyal Chicago Cubs fan and |
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| 1 | | enjoyed watching them win their 100th game this season; he also | 2 | | enjoyed spending time with his family; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Black was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents; three brothers; and one sister; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Clifton Black is survived by his wife of 61 years, | 6 | | Carol Black; his children, Susan (George) Calvert, Jane | 7 | | Griffith, Doug (Carla) Black, Lisa (Dan) Nieves, and Lori | 8 | | Smothers; his grandchildren, Amy (Ben) Winans, Aaron (fiancee | 9 | | Malissa) Calvert, Keri (Lee) Mateer, Kati Griffith, Ryne | 10 | | Griffith, Blake Thomas, Connor Black, Jodi (Aaron) Acree, | 11 | | Cassidy Nieves, Reagan Nieves, Adan Nieves, Livia Nieves, Jesse | 12 | | (Kayla) Smothers, and Jacob Smothers; his great-grandchildren, | 13 | | Eric, Travis, and Lilly Winans, Ellee, Emlyn, Eileen, and | 14 | | Eloise Mateer, Carter Thomas, Jayden, Adalyn, and Amelia Acree, | 15 | | and Ryker and Hadley Smothers; his sisters, Marie Marbutt, Faye | 16 | | (Leon) Patterson, and Joan (Jerry) Pinta; and many nieces and | 17 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 20 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Clifton E. "Gene" | 21 | | Black; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Clifton Black as an expression of | 2 | | our sympathy.
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