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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 Homer
4 Randolph of East St. Louis, Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Homer Gracious Randolph was born in Logan
6 County, Oklahoma (Indian Territory) on August 3, 1906; his
7 parents were Allen Gracious Randolph and Shellie (Shirley)
8 Miller Randolph; Mr. Randolph attended schools in Logan
9 County, graduated from Langston University with a Bachelor of
10 Science degree, and served as Senior Class President in 1931;
11 Mr. Randolph was a Julius C. Rosenwald Fellow and attended
12 graduate schools at Iowa State University, the University of
13 Minnesota, Southern Illinois University, and Saint Louis
14 University, where he attained his Masters degree; and
15 WHEREAS, Homer Randolph married Katie Walker in 1934;
16 they were married for fifty-seven years until her death in
17 1991; and
18 WHEREAS, Homer Randolph was a member of the Pilgrim
19 Temple C.M.E. Church, where he served the Steward Board and
20 as a Sunday School teacher; Mr. Randolph was a mathematics
21 and chemistry teacher at Dunbar High School in Okmulgee,
22 Oklahoma; he later served as principal at Julius C. Rosenwald
23 High School in Henrietta, Oklahoma; after moving to East St.
24 Louis he taught electronics at Scott Air Force Base, operated
25 a record shop and television clinic, and taught at Lincoln
26 High School until his retirement; and
27 WHEREAS, Homer Randolph was an activist; he was a life
28 member of the N.A.A.C.P., where he served as chairman of the
29 Education Committee; he was the chairman and organizer of
30 C.O.R.E.; he served on the Board of Education for School
31 District 189; he was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha
32 Fraternity and Langston University Alumni Association; for
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1 his community service, Homer Randolph received the "Pioneer
2 Award" in January of 1997 from the East St. Louis Martin
3 Luther King Celebration Committee; and
4 WHEREAS, Homer Randolph is survived by nieces, Goldie
5 Jackson, Shirley Bates, Janie Rucker, Thelma Coleman, Viola
6 Elie, and Alice Lawrence; and his nephews Isaac Milas, Roland
7 Austin, Isaac Austin, Calvin Murray, Randolph Murray, and Don
8 Murray; he is also survived by great nieces and nephews,
9 cousins, friends, and his former students; therefore, be it
10 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
12 mourn, along with his family and friends, the death of Homer
13 Randolph; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to the family of Homer Randolph.