Full Text of SR1007 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 Curtis Christian of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on September 10, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Curtis Christian was born on April 26, 1927 in | 6 | | Waukegan to Roy Christian and Adeline Aikens; he was a lifelong | 7 | | Waukegan resident, graduated from Waukegan Township High | 8 | | School, and attended the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He was honorably discharged from the United States | 10 | | Army after combat in Korea; he came home to begin work for | 11 | | American Motors in Kenosha; during this time he met and married | 12 | | his beloved and devoted wife, Ann, and to this union two | 13 | | children were born; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, He was an accomplished saxophonist and avid | 15 | | fisherman and found his true calling with the Waukegan Police | 16 | | Department; he moved up the ranks as a Youth Officer, | 17 | | Detective, Sergeant, and Lieutenant, retiring as a Captain | 18 | | after 31 years; he was a member in good standing with the | 19 | | Little Fort Elks Lodge, the American Legion, and the Fraternal | 20 | | Order of Police, and he was a prior member of the National | 21 | | Organization of Black Law Enforcement, or NOBLE; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Curtis Christian was preceded in death by his | 2 | | sister, Evelyn Smith; and his stepfather, Benjamin Aikens; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, He will be forever remembered by his loving wife, | 4 | | Ann; his daughter, Kimberle; his son, Kyle; his granddaughter, | 5 | | Teonna Hall; his grandson, Jordan Christian; his special niece, | 6 | | Barbara Foster and her husband, Edward; his special nephew, | 7 | | Dale Turner and his wife, Debra; his special cousin, Sherman | 8 | | McKenzie and his wife, Betty; his special friends, Walter and | 9 | | Loretta Henton; his special family member, Ramona Hodge; and a | 10 | | host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, cousins, | 11 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 | | his family and friends, the passing of Curtis Christian; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Curtis Christian as a symbol of our | 18 | | sincere sympathy.
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