Full Text of HR1397 94th General Assembly
HR1397 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Albert | 4 |
| Blanchard Sr. on Friday, August 4, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on April 10, 1945, in New Orleans, | 6 |
| Louisiana, to Samuel Blanchard Sr. and Everlena; his father, | 7 |
| mother, and two brothers preceded him in death; and
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| WHEREAS, He was affectionately called "Plute" as a child, | 9 |
| and he professed his love of Christ and attended St. Joseph | 10 |
| Catholic Church in Grosse Tete, Louisiana; at the time of his | 11 |
| death, he was a member of Traveling Zion Primitive Baptist | 12 |
| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduating from Thomas A. Levy High School | 14 |
| in Rosedale, Louisiana, Mr. Blanchard attended Southern | 15 |
| University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; he was drafted into the | 16 |
| United States Army in 1966 and valiantly served his country, | 17 |
| earning the Silver Star Medal, the Bronze Star "V" for Valor, | 18 |
| two Army Commendation Medals "V" for Valor, the Vietnam Cross | 19 |
| of Gallantry, and the Purple Heart; he received an honorable | 20 |
| discharge in 1969 with the rank of Sergeant; and
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| WHEREAS, He was united in holy matrimony to Edna on | 22 |
| February 13, 1970; he worked for International Harvester, | 23 |
| AMFORTE Steel as a laborer, and the Veterans Administration | 24 |
| Hospital as a Laboratory Technician; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1970, Mr. Blanchard entered the Electrical | 26 |
| Apprenticeship Training Program and graduated as a journeyman | 27 |
| wireman electrician in 1974; he went on to become an Electrical | 28 |
| Inspector for the City of Chicago and was later promoted to | 29 |
| Deputy Commissioner of General Services, where he remained for | 30 |
| 30 years until retiring in February of 2004; following |
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| retirement, he served as an advisor to State Representative | 2 |
| Milton Patterson; and
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| WHEREAS, He was active in the community, working tirelessly | 4 |
| with various organizations and committees and served as | 5 |
| president of the 17th Ward Democratic Organization; he was also | 6 |
| a delegate to the 2000 Democratic National Convention and was | 7 |
| the recipient of numerous awards; he was a longstanding | 8 |
| dedicated brother of the Gilbralter Lodge #135; he also served | 9 |
| as "Most Worshipful Master"; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Blanchard was a hardworking, dedicated man, | 11 |
| rising from "picking cotton" in the South to Deputy | 12 |
| Commissioner for the City of Chicago; he was an inspiration to | 13 |
| a multitude of people, offering encouragement and support with | 14 |
| integrity; he was never one to brag or boast about his | 15 |
| accomplishments and good deeds; he meant what he said and said | 16 |
| what he meant, and you could always count on him; he was loved, | 17 |
| respected, and admired by family and friends alike; in the | 18 |
| tradition of his father, he was a dedicated family man who | 19 |
| encouraged, supported, and helped his family set and achieve | 20 |
| their goals; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Albert Blanchard Sr. has been | 22 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his devoted and loving wife | 23 |
| Edna; his daughters, LaTasha (Tony) Watts and LauRita; his | 24 |
| sons, Albert Jr. and Ashanti; his grandsons, Jerimie, Thomas, | 25 |
| and Sir Albert Jr.; his granddaughter, Jhyia Alanna; his | 26 |
| sister, Dorothy Rachael; his brothers, Thomas Blanchard and | 27 |
| Samuel (Shirley) Blanchard; his sisters-in-law, Lizzie (James) | 28 |
| Harvey and Ella Starks; his brothers-in-law, Edward Thomas and | 29 |
| Andrew (Gloria) Thomas; and his many nieces, nephews, | 30 |
| great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, | 31 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 |
| we mourn the passing of Albert Blanchard Sr., and we extend our | 3 |
| deepest sympathy to his family, his friends, and all who knew | 4 |
| and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 7 |
| condolences.
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