Full Text of SR0805 94th General Assembly
SR0805 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Roy Lee Nash on Friday, | 4 |
| July 28, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Roy Lee Nash was born to the union of Andrew and | 6 |
| Cora Spencer Nash on March 28, 1928, in Dancy, Alabama; he | 7 |
| attended Garrison Elementary and Lovejoy High School; he | 8 |
| confessed a belief in Christ at an early age at St. John | 9 |
| Missionary Baptist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1947, Mr. Nash became one of the founding | 11 |
| members of Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, where he | 12 |
| served as a deacon and member of the Trustee Board; and
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| WHEREAS, He was united in holy matrimony to Lois Elender | 14 |
| Givhan on April 11, 1954; he served in the United States Army | 15 |
| at Ft. Leonard Wood as a clerk; and
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| WHEREAS, He retired from American Waterworks after 40 years | 17 |
| of service; he also worked for World Book Encyclopedia as | 18 |
| District Manager; he was a manager of St. Paul #42 Masonic | 19 |
| Lodge and a board member of Southern Illinois Health Institute; | 20 |
| and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Nash had various nicknames, including Bull, | 22 |
| Buggy Wuggy, Bookman, and Dr. Nash; he was known and loved by | 23 |
| everyone; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Roy Lee Nash has been deeply felt | 25 |
| by many, especially his wife, Lois E. Nash; his children, | 26 |
| Micheline Harris, Dacia Nash-Travis, Gregory (Zena) Nash, and | 27 |
| Roger (Rhonda) Nash; his grandchildren, Delicia Harris, | 28 |
| Danielle Harris, Deanna Harris, Keiland Nash, Reishia Douglas, | 29 |
| Ajina' Lowry, Darrious Nash, and Ratisha Nash; his |
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| great-grandchild, Delilah Billinghurst; his brother, William | 2 |
| (Maggie) Nash; his sister, Callie Woodard; his | 3 |
| brothers-in-law, Walter Adam (Grace) Givhan and Robert | 4 |
| (Stella) Givhan; his sisters-in-law, Bertha Oliver, Hattie | 5 |
| Pearl Givhan, Margaret Nash, and Azalee Dill; and his many | 6 |
| nephews, nieces, cousins and friends; he was preceded in death | 7 |
| by his parents, one sister in infancy, and his brothers, | 8 |
| Richard Dill, Samuel L. Nash, and Arthur Nash; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 |
| Roy Lee Nash, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 |
| family, his friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 16 |
| sympathy.
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