Full Text of SR1120 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 Thornal "T" Gilbert Washington; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Thornal Washington was born on May 28, 1924 in | 5 | | Texarkana, Texas; his parents were Jessie and Ella Washington; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Thornal Washington was a graduate of Dunbar High | 8 | | School in Texarkana, Texas and earned his bachelor's degree | 9 | | from Governors State University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Thornal Washington united with the Calvary | 11 | | Baptist Church in Chicago Heights under the leadership of the | 12 | | late pastor J. Gentry Horace; he was a member and Chairman of | 13 | | the church's Trustee Board for 35 years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Thornal Washington was employed by the State of | 15 | | Illinois for 50 years; he organized the Chicago Heights | 16 | | Community Center at the request of Governor Jim Thompson; in | 17 | | 1960, he organized and established the Chicago Heights | 18 | | Community Youth Committee; from 1968 to 1973, he served as a | 19 | | community service worker for the Department of Corrections | 20 | | Juvenile Division; in 1974, he served as liaison for Bloom, | 21 | | Thornton, and Rich High Schools to address the issues of |
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| 1 | | student unrest, drugs, vandalism, and assault; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Thornal Washington was a member of numerous civic | 3 | | organizations, including the Chicago Heights Improvement | 4 | | Association, the advisory board for Girl Scout Troop 621, the | 5 | | Chicago Heights Planning Commission, the Chicago Heights | 6 | | Community Choir, and the South Suburban Law and Order | 7 | | Committee; he also worked with Jesse Owens in sponsoring a | 8 | | program called Junior Sports Jamboree; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Thornal Washington was preceded in death by his | 10 | | parents; 4 brothers, Nathaniel, Joseph, Oscar, and Elmer; and 4 | 11 | | sisters, Eva, Gladys, Beatrice, and Opal; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Thornal Washington is survived by his wife, Opal; | 13 | | one daughter, Gail (David) Johnson; one son, Victor; 2 | 14 | | grandchildren, Roger Elliott and Victoria (Andre') Piper; 2 | 15 | | great-grandchildren, Xavier Piper and Darian Piper; and many | 16 | | nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 19 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Thornal Gilbert | 20 | | Washington; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Thornal Washington as an expression | 2 | | of our sympathy.
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