Full Text of SR0333 96th General Assembly
SR0333 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Frederick "Freddie" Birth of East St. | 4 |
| Louis, who passed away on June 1, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Frederick "Freddie" Birth grew up in East St. | 6 |
| Louis and confessed Christ at an early age; he was a graduate | 7 |
| of Lincoln Senior High School; he obtained a Bachelor of | 8 |
| Science degree in Biology and Elementary Education from A.M. & | 9 |
| N. College (now, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff); he | 10 |
| participated in the Arkansas Band and Orchestra, and the famed | 11 |
| AM & N Collegians Choir; and he was a member of Tau Sigma | 12 |
| Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; and
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| WHEREAS, He earned his Master of Science degree and | 14 |
| administrative certificate A and B from Southern Illinois | 15 |
| University; and he attended Washington University, Wayne State | 16 |
| University, and Ball State University for additional | 17 |
| education; and
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| WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army and was | 19 |
| stationed in Europe for 19 months; he received chemical, | 20 |
| biological, and radiological training and taught C.B. warfare | 21 |
| courses while in the Army; and |
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| WHEREAS, He served as a sixth grade teacher at Franklin | 2 |
| Elementary School, District 189; he was chairman of the science | 3 |
| department and coached softball and basketball; in 1970 he was | 4 |
| appointed Science Supervisor for District 189, and became | 5 |
| Assistant Principal at Rock Junior High School; he was in | 6 |
| charge of the 7th grade annex for 3 years; he served as McHenry | 7 |
| Elementary School Principal for 15 years and received one of 17 | 8 |
| renewable Urban Education Grants from the Illinois State Board | 9 |
| of Education; he retired after 38 years of dedicated service as | 10 |
| the Director of the Innovative Science Program; and
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| WHEREAS, He was co-chairman of the East St. Louis United | 12 |
| Negro College Fund; he was a board member and chairman of the | 13 |
| personnel committee for the Madison, St. Clair, and Bond | 14 |
| Counties Big Brothers and Big Sisters East St. Louis Mentor | 15 |
| Program; he was on the Board of Directors of the Emily Willis | 16 |
| Day Care Center; he was a member of Phi Delta Kappa National | 17 |
| Association of Elementary School Principals; he was a member of | 18 |
| the Illinois Principals Association; he was a member of the | 19 |
| Congress on Racial Equality; he was President of the University | 20 |
| of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Alumni Association (Illinois and | 21 |
| Missouri); he was Director of the Men's Choir; he was Assistant | 22 |
| Director of the Westbrooks-Green Community Choir and Chairman | 23 |
| of the Board of Trustees; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, He, along with 7 other dedicated fraternity |
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| members, were the founders of the Nu Chi Chapter; he was a life | 2 |
| member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and held several offices, | 3 |
| including serving as the 10th district representative; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his sisters, Remelle | 5 |
| Turner and Irene Oliver; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Frederick "Freddie" Birth is survived by his wife, | 7 |
| Carolyn; his daughters, Pamela, Paula, and Shontisa; his | 8 |
| grandson, Xavier; his brother-in-law, Henry (Ruby) Parker; and | 9 |
| his nephews, nieces, cousins, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity | 10 |
| brothers; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Frederick "Freddie" | 14 |
| Birth; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the family of Frederick "Freddie" Birth as a | 17 |
| symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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