Full Text of HR0049 101st 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 Randy | 4 | | Crumpton of Chicago, who passed away on January 14, 2019 at the | 5 | | age of 53; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Randy Crumpton grew up on Chicago's Southside; he | 7 | | attended Percy L. Julian High School and began his higher | 8 | | education at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; while | 9 | | there, he pledged Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated; he | 10 | | later earned his bachelor of arts degree from the University of | 11 | | Illinois at Chicago; he received his Juris Doctorate from the | 12 | | University of Iowa College of Law; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Randy Crumpton built a reputation as one of | 14 | | Chicago's go-to lawyers in several specialty areas; his work in | 15 | | the justice system included serving as a court-appointed | 16 | | attorney in the Child Protection Division; he also handled | 17 | | complex civil litigation, criminal matters, election law | 18 | | cases, and entertainment law; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Over the last decade, Randy Crumpton served as a | 20 | | board member of the Chicago International Film Festival and as | 21 | | chair of the festival's Black Perspectives Committee; he was | 22 | | also an ambassador and contributor to the American Black Film |
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| 1 | | Festival; he worked with nonprofits from the Stedman Graham | 2 | | Foundation to collaborate on honoring some of the best and | 3 | | brightest in Black cinema and entertainment; he produced | 4 | | award-winning short films, including The Truth and Little K, | 5 | | and helped co-found the Frankie Knuckles Foundation in an | 6 | | effort to continue the producer's legacy; currently, he was | 7 | | working on his third annual Happy Birthday Langston Hughes - A | 8 | | Celebration in Poetry, Prose, and Song; he was dedicated to | 9 | | nurturing African American talent and passionate about | 10 | | connecting people; he was quiet, approachable, and loved by | 11 | | many; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Randy Crumpton is survived by his sister, Betty, | 13 | | and his brothers, Jerome, Cornell, Clarence, and Ray; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we mourn the passing of Randy Crumpton and extend our sincere | 18 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 19 | | him; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Randy Crumpton as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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