093_HR0318
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of
4 Robert Thomas Buchanan on May 8, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Robert Thomas Buchanan was born on December 29,
6 1947 in Chicago to Alneta Buchanan; he graduated from Wendell
7 Phillips High School and attended Loop Business College for
8 business management; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Buchanan worked for F.W. Woolworth for a
10 number of years before his 23-year career with the Chicago
11 Transit Authority; he was a Mason; and
12 WHEREAS, The passing of Robert Thomas Buchanan has been
13 deeply felt by all who knew him, especially his wife, JoAnn
14 Buchanan; his sons, Robert Buchanan, Jr. and Jason Buchanan;
15 his daughter, Alnita Buchanan; his grandchildren, Dante' and
16 Jonathan Buchanan; his sisters, Alice Buchanan, Savannah
17 (Samuel) Jackson, and Alneta Long; his brothers, Theodus
18 Buchanan and James Peck; his stepbrothers, Gregory Peck,
19 Sergio Thomas, and Felton McKenzie; his stepfather, Felton
20 Peck; and a host of relatives and friends; therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23 we mourn the passing of Robert Thomas Buchanan and express
24 our sincere and deepest sympathy to his family and friends;
25 and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to the family of Robert Thomas Buchanan as an
28 expression of our condolences during their time of
29 bereavement.