Full Text of HR1359 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Chester | 4 | | Slaughter, who passed away on December 23, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter was born in Chicago to Freida | 6 | | Williams on January 25, 1943; he attended William Shakespeare | 7 | | Elementary School and graduated from Hyde Park High School in | 8 | | 1961, where he excelled as a student and was a standout | 9 | | two-sport athlete in football and track; he graduated from | 10 | | Tennessee State University in 1965, where he was a member of | 11 | | Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Beta Omicron Chapter, and | 12 | | received his Juris Doctorate in 1968 from the Howard University | 13 | | School of Law, where he participated in the Howard Law Journal; | 14 | | he married Ruth M. Willis, and they settled in Chicago; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter had a distinguished 46-year | 16 | | career as an attorney, legal expert, community advocate, | 17 | | political advisor, and mentor; he was part of the firms of | 18 | | Howard, Mann, &
Slaughter, Smith & Sumner, Lyle & Slaughter, | 19 | | and Chester Slaughter & Associates; he was known as a fierce
| 20 | | competitor in the courtroom, had a reputation for being | 21 | | exceptionally knowledgeable about the
law, and always | 22 | | aggressively fought for his clients to receive their due | 23 | | process; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter also worked as Cook County | 2 | | Assistant State's Attorney, General Counsel for the Maywood
| 3 | | Park District, and hearing officer for the Cook County | 4 | | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District; he was involved with | 5 | | the Cook County Bar Association, where
he served as past | 6 | | President; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter was a social justice advocate | 8 | | and believed in justice and employment for African Americans; | 9 | | he focused on the career development of aspiring young minority
| 10 | | lawyers and utilized his leadership post at the Cook County Bar | 11 | | Association to launch the
organization's first job fairs; he | 12 | | was a long-standing board member for the John Howard | 13 | | Association, where he actively spearheaded
initiatives to | 14 | | protect the rights of women prisoners; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter was as an adjunct
professor and | 16 | | lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School and | 17 | | Northwestern University School of
Law; he was a supporter of | 18 | | the 6th and 21st Ward Democratic
organizations, where he worked | 19 | | on local political campaigns; he also cherished the
brotherhood | 20 | | of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, where he was
active | 21 | | in the Xi Lambda Alumni Chapter and the Beta Omicron Foundation | 22 | | and was
instrumental in establishing their student scholarship | 23 | | initiative; he was also active with the Chicago
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| 1 | | the Chicago Chapter of the Tennessee State University
Alumni | 2 | | Association; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter was a member of Saint Edmund | 4 | | Episcopal Church, where he was active in church activities, | 5 | | programs, and clubs; he also became a board member of the Saint | 6 | | Edmund's Redevelopment Corporation, where he was instrumental | 7 | | in efforts to provide affordable housing in the Washington Park | 8 | | neighborhood; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter was a sports enthusiast; he was | 10 | | a member of the
Chicago Snow Gophers and a competitive skier; | 11 | | he founded the Chicago South Swim Club and was also a United | 12 | | States Swimming
Association Official; he was a basketball | 13 | | fanatic and enjoyed traveling around the country watching
his | 14 | | two sons play basketball at the collegiate level; known for his | 15 | | love of cooking and well-dressed style, his family was always | 16 | | his top priority; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter was preceded in death by his | 18 | | mother and father-in-law, Inez and John W. Willis; his aunts, | 19 | | Corine Slaughter and Earline Shelby; his uncles, George | 20 | | Slaughter Jr. and
Theodore Slaughter; numerous cousins, great- | 21 | | nieces, nephews, and friends; and his
beloved granddog, Ace | 22 | | Slaughter; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter is survived by his wife of 49 | 2 | | years, Ruth; his sons, Craig (Jennifer Eckert) and Justin | 3 | | (Catrena)
Slaughter; his mother, Freida Williams; his | 4 | | grandson, Russell Slaughter; his brothers-in-law, John W. | 5 | | (Bertha)
Willis Jr., Victor Willis, and Leroy (Pamela) Willis | 6 | | Sr.; his sisters-in-law, Patricia Willis and Thelma Green; and | 7 | | his aunts,
Louise Cornelius and Joan Price; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 | | mourn the passing of Chester Slaughter and extend our sincere | 11 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 12 | | him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Chester Slaughter as an expression | 15 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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