Full Text of HR1201 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Representative Monique D. Davis and the Illinois | 3 | | House of Representatives are deeply saddened to learn of the | 4 | | death of Carl Davis, formerly of Chicago, who passed away on | 5 | | August 9, 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Carl Davis was born in Woodlawn on September 19, | 7 | | 1934, to William and Mattie Davis; he was married to Dedra | 8 | | Davis; he served in the U.S. Air Force and obtained an | 9 | | associate degree from the Cortez-Peters Business College; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Carl Davis shaped what became known as "the | 11 | | Chicago Sound"; he was one of the first African-American A & R | 12 | | directors and produced numerous hit songs for the Columbia | 13 | | Records subsidiary Okeh Records; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Carl Davis had his first multi-million-selling | 15 | | song with Gene Chandler's 1962 smash "Duke of Earl"; his other | 16 | | notable efforts included Jackie Wilson's 1967 hit "(Your Love | 17 | | Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher", Major Lance's 1963 song | 18 | | "Monkey Time", and the Chi-Lites' 1972 ballad "Oh Girl"; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Carl Davis was honored in 2003, by the non-profit | 20 | | Chicago archive, the History Makers; he wrote his memoir, "The | 21 | | Carl Davis Story: The Man Behind The Music", in 2009, with |
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| 1 | | music journalist Bill Dahl; at the time of his death, the Carl | 2 | | H. Davis Music Foundation was being formed to promote awareness | 3 | | and preserve the history of Chicago soul music, as well as | 4 | | continuing his heritage; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Carl Davis is survived by his wife, Dedra; his | 6 | | children, Pamela Davis, Carl H. Davis II, Trey Davis, Julio | 7 | | Davis, Kelli Morris, Carleen Davis, and Jaime Davis; his | 8 | | brother, George Davis; his grandchildren; and his | 9 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we mourn the passing of Carl Davis, and we extend our sincere | 13 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 14 | | him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Carl Davis as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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