Full Text of SR1006 96th General Assembly
SR1006 96TH 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 Allen Joshua of Waukegan, who passed away | 4 | | on September 10, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Allen Joshua was born August 7, 1945 in Pineville, | 6 | | Louisiana; Allen accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and | 7 | | Savior at an early age in Louisiana; Allen graduated from | 8 | | Peabody High School in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1962; he moved | 9 | | to the Waukegan area in 1968; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, He joined the United States Army and was stationed | 11 | | in Korea; Allen was employed at First Midwest Bankcorp, | 12 | | formerly known as Citizens National Bank, as President of the | 13 | | North Chicago Branch, where he retired after 35 years of | 14 | | service; he received numerous awards for his accomplishments in | 15 | | the community and banking industry; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, He was a member of the North Chicago Chamber of | 17 | | Commerce, the Community Civic Organization, the Community | 18 | | Reinvestment Council, and a lifetime member of the NAACP; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Allen Joshua was preceded in death by his father, | 20 | | Bervin (Juanita) Joshua; his mother, Frances A. Joshua; his | 21 | | grandmother, Olivia B. Bush; and his uncles and aunts, Louis |
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| 1 | | Duffy, Ophelia Jordan, Irene Keys, James Keys, and Geneva | 2 | | Johnson; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Allen Joshua is survived by his wife, Madeline | 4 | | (nee Hanna) Joshua of 37 years; his children, Allen L. Joshua, | 5 | | Jr., Latrise Hanna, LaDonna (Robert) Madden, Alana, Bervin, and | 6 | | Ralph Joshua; his 12 grandchildren; his many nephews, nieces, | 7 | | cousins, and other relatives and dear friends; and his very | 8 | | special friends, Henry Mays and Willie Clauzell "Buddy"; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 | | his family and friends, the passing of Allen Joshua; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Allen Joshua as a symbol of our | 16 | | sincere sympathy.
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