Full Text of SR0741 100th 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 Henry W. Cowherd Jr. of Aurora, who | 4 | | passed away on July 12, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Henry Cowherd was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to | 6 | | Henry W. Sr. and Louise (Carter) Cowherd on May 19, 1924; he | 7 | | graduated from East Aurora High School in 1945; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Henry Cowherd worked at the Burgess Norton Company | 9 | | for 34 years; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Henry Cowherd made history when he became the | 11 | | first African American elected to the East Aurora School Board, | 12 | | where he served for 13 years; he was honored by the Illinois | 13 | | State Board of Education as one of "Those Who Excel" in | 14 | | recognition of his volunteerism and leadership; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Henry Cowherd was recognized by the Aurora African | 16 | | American Heritage Advisory Board, where a scholarship was named | 17 | | in his honor; he served on the Aurora Human Relations | 18 | | Commission, the Aurora Area Crime Stoppers Board of Directors, | 19 | | and was a governing member of the Rush-Copley Board of | 20 | | Directors; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Henry Cowherd was the past president of Boys | 2 | | Baseball of Aurora; he was a member of the Sports Booster Club | 3 | | for 25 years and was inducted into the Illinois Basketball | 4 | | Coaches Association Hall of Fame; he was an active member of | 5 | | Main Baptist Church, where he served as a trustee for 20 years; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In 1991, the East Aurora Board of Education | 8 | | unanimously voted to name the district's third middle school in | 9 | | Henry Cowherd's honor, H.W. Cowherd Middle School; in 2015, he | 10 | | and his wife were honored by the City of Aurora as grand | 11 | | marshals for the Fourth of July parade; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Henry Cowherd was preceded in death by his parents | 13 | | and his son Roderick, (Becky) Cowherd; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Henry Cowherd is survived by his wife of 70 years, | 15 | | Phyllis "Carolyn" Cowherd; his daughter, Brenda (Rufus) Banks; | 16 | | his son, James Michael (Ricardo) Cowherd; his grandchildren, | 17 | | Shelley (Rodney) Johnson, Anthony Cowherd, Scott (Ashley) | 18 | | Banks, and Stephen Cowherd; his great-grandchildren, Rima, | 19 | | Lailani, Bradyn, Brycen, Kenya, and Kaia; his sister, Barbara | 20 | | (Leon) Johnson; and his nephew, Ronell (Sherri) Johnson; | 21 | | therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Henry W. Cowherd Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his | 3 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Henry Cowherd as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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