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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Dr. Fred Kimbrough, who passed away on April 12, 2001; and
5 WHEREAS, Dr. Fred Howard Kimbrough was born on July 24,
6 1931 in Durant, Mississippi to Bertha and Zachary Kimbrough;
7 he was the proud graduate of East Saint Louis School District
8 189; and
9 WHEREAS, Upon completion of his service in the United
10 States Army, Dr. Kimbrough returned to East Saint Louis and
11 began working at Jefferson Barracks Hospital; and
12 WHEREAS, Dr. Kimbrough completed his B.A. in Fine Arts
13 from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in June of
14 1965 and his M.S. in Educational Administration in August
15 1969; he completed his Ph.D in Higher Education
16 Administration from Saint Louis University in 1972; and
17 WHEREAS, Dr. Kimbrough served as an educator at his Alma
18 Mater, Lincoln Sr. High School, where he demanded nothing
19 less than excellence from his students, Cross Country, and
20 baseball teams; he continued his works in education at Saint
21 Louis University where he played a major role in the
22 development and planning of State Community College; after
23 retiring from the education field, he worked as a Project
24 Manager and researcher with Minority Contractors; and
25 WHEREAS, Dr. Kimbrough was the recipient of numerous
26 awards and honors, however, he relished the championships he
27 won with his son as coach in the Jackie Robinson Khoury
28 League; and
29 WHEREAS, Dr. Kimbrough was an active member of the
30 community; his involvement spans back to the 1960s during the
31 Civil Rights era where he fought injustice in the city; he
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1 was a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church and
2 Wesley Bethel United Methodist Church; and
3 WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. Fred Howard Kimbrough will be
4 deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his
5 wife, Corliss Jordan Kimbrough; his daughters, Angelia D.
6 Butler, Patresa (husband, Martez) Williams, and Robin Harris;
7 his son, Fred (wife, Valentina) Kimbrough; his grandchildren,
8 Christopher D. Howard Butler, Valentia Kimbrough, and Brandon
9 and Bryant Williams; his special friends, Leroy Howell, Larry
10 Matthews, and Doreen Hooseman; his aunts, Ida Stokes, Ruby
11 Kimbrough, Maggie Kimbrough, and Thelma Kimbrough; his
12 cousins, his Kappa Alpha Psi Brothers; and his friends and
13 loved ones; therefore, be it
14 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
15 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
16 all who knew him, the death of Dr. Fred Howard Kimbrough of
17 East Saint Louis, Illinois; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the family of Dr. Fred Howard Kimbrough with our
20 sincere condolences.