Full Text of SR1301 101st 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 Frank Harris Jr. of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on April 15, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Harris Jr. was born in Rosedale, Mississippi | 6 | | to Frank Harris Sr. and Hattie Mae Wilson on December 30, 1929; | 7 | | he moved to Waukegan as a teen and stayed with an aunt and | 8 | | cousin; he graduated from Waukegan High School in 1949; he was | 9 | | drafted into the U.S. Army, where he completed training at Fort | 10 | | Polk, Louisiana, and served in Germany from 1950 to 1953; he | 11 | | married Kate M. Davidson in Rosedale, Mississippi; together, | 12 | | they moved to Waukegan and had four children; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Frank Harris Jr. worked at U.S. Steel before being | 14 | | drafted into the U.S. Army; he later worked at the Prudential | 15 | | Insurance Company, the Lake County Sheriff's Office, Mac | 16 | | Realty, and Key Realty; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Frank Harris Jr. served as Alderman of the 5th | 18 | | Ward for the City of Waukegan for 12 years; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Frank Harris Jr. served as the NAACP president in | 20 | | Lake County from the mid to late 1960s; he forged partnerships | 21 | | with numerous organizations, including the League of Women |
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| 1 | | Voters; he was a passionate advocate for voter education, | 2 | | registration, mobilization, and fair housing in Waukegan; he | 3 | | also helped integrate Waukegan's neighborhoods and public | 4 | | schools; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Harris Jr. was a member of the Shiloh | 6 | | Baptist Church of Waukegan, where he was a choir member and a | 7 | | Sunday school teacher; he enjoyed singing, playing pool, and | 8 | | lounging in his recliner while watching the Chicago Cubs, | 9 | | Chicago Bears, and Chicago Bulls; he will be remembered as | 10 | | someone who helped others; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Frank Harris Jr. was preceded in death by his son, | 12 | | Bruce Andrew Harris, and his sister, Hazel M. Hasty; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Frank Harris Jr. is survived by his wife of 66 | 14 | | years, Kate M. Harris; his sons, Ronald Steven Harris and Frank | 15 | | Harris III; his daughter, Karen Kae Harris; his sister, Charles | 16 | | L. Tapley; and his grandchildren, Aisha N. Harris, Zakiya D. | 17 | | Harris, Alanah G. Harris, Madison A. Harris, and Maya S. | 18 | | Harris; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Frank Harris Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his | 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Frank Harris Jr. as an expression of | 4 | | our deepest sympathy.
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