Full Text of SR1001 98th 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 Leo Chester Cox of Alton, who passed away | 4 | | on March 11, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leo Cox was born on September 29, 1942 in St. | 6 | | Louis; his parents were Norval and Amanda Butler Cox; he | 7 | | married Charlene Lucas on June 4, 1960; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Leo Cox was honorably discharged from the United | 9 | | States Marine Corps in 1964; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Leo Cox worked in the parts division at General | 11 | | Motors; he later retired from Shell Oil; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Leo Cox was a member of the 100 Black Men of | 13 | | Alton, American Legion Post 354, Friends of the 60's/ABA, the | 14 | | NAACP, the Leathernecks, the Urban League, the Wood River | 15 | | Refinery Retired Association, and the Magnificent Seven and | 16 | | Just Us bowling teams; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Leo Cox enjoyed golfing, dancing, and going to | 18 | | Alton High School games; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Leo Cox was preceded in death by his wife, |
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| 1 | | Charlene; his parents; his sister, Amanda Matilda Cox; and his | 2 | | brother, Donald Cox; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Leo Cox is survived by his daughter, Wendy Gray; | 4 | | his sons, Cleveland (Lisa) Cox, Leo Cox, Jr. and Michael | 5 | | (Tonya) Cox; his grandchildren; his great-grandchild; his | 6 | | brothers, Norval Cox, Jr., Samuel Cox, Sr., and Barbara Weeden | 7 | | (Curtis Faulkner); and his many nieces, nephews, cousins, and | 8 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Leo Chester Cox; and | 12 | | be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Leo Cox as an expression of our | 15 | | sympathy.
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