Full Text of SR0286 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Albert Dimitri Wylie of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on April 29, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Albert Wylie was born to Albert R. and Jessie | 6 | | Pickett Wylie in Peoria on October 5, 1929; he graduated from | 7 | | Peoria High School in 1948 and later took courses at Bradley | 8 | | University and Illinois Central College; he married his loving | 9 | | wife Eleanor in 1974; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Albert Wylie first worked at Statesville | 11 | | Correctional Center in Crest Hill for a short time; he then | 12 | | worked at Illinois Bell before being hired at Caterpillar; he | 13 | | retired as a security and fire inspector in 1989 after 27 years | 14 | | with the company; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, After taking an early retirement, Albert Wylie | 16 | | remained active volunteering as an escort at UnityPoint Health | 17 | | Methodist for many years, taking care of extended family, and | 18 | | working with his aunt as a massage therapist; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Albert Wylie was a member of the Lion's Club, the | 20 | | Firefighters Association, the Peoria Housing Authority, the | 21 | | National Democratic Association, the NAACP, and the Peoria |
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he was a long-time member of Zion Baptist | 2 | | Church where he sang in the Inspirational Choir and was a | 3 | | trustee; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, To preserve the Wylie family legacy, Albert Wylie | 5 | | submitted family photos to the Southern Historical Collection | 6 | | at the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at | 7 | | Chapel Hill and created the Minnie Wylie Graves Scholarship in | 8 | | health careers at Illinois Central College; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Albert Wylie enjoyed discussing current events, | 10 | | politics, and history; he was an avid reader and especially | 11 | | loved mysteries and thrillers; he loved going to the movies, | 12 | | and his favorite TV show was Law and Order; he and his wife | 13 | | watched Wheel of Fortune regularly and enjoyed traveling by | 14 | | train across the U.S.; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Albert Wylie was preceded in death by his | 16 | | grandparents, Thomas A. and Jessie Wylie; his parents; his | 17 | | sister, Charlotte Luey; his cousin, Ramona McGavock; and his | 18 | | aunt, Minnie Graves; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Albert Wylie is survived by his wife; his | 20 | | daughter, Staci R. Wylie; his aunt, Alice Spotser (Pickett); | 21 | | and his brother-in-law, Sherald Gordon; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Albert Dimitri Wylie and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Albert Wylie as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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