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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 Sidney Boyce, Sr., who passed away on July 15, 2001; and
5 WHEREAS, Sidney Boyce, Sr. was born on February 22, 1927
6 to Sidney Carter Boyce and Jerry Lee Adams; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Boyce attended Tate High School in Marvell,
8 Arkansas; he was a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary
9 Baptist Church in Trenton, Arkansas; and
10 WHEREAS, Sidney Boyce, Sr. married the late Glenis Boyce
11 in 1947; to this union four children were born; his son,
12 Stanley, has been affiliated with the Illinois State Senate
13 for many years as well as a dear friend to Illinois State
14 Senator Emil Jones; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Boyce moved to Chicago in 1953; after
16 finding employment and lodging, he brought his family to
17 Chicago and became a member of the Stone Temple Baptist
18 Church; and
19 WHEREAS, Mr. Boyce was a hard working man who often
20 balanced several jobs at the same time to make ends meet; he
21 primarily worked with Griffin Wheel Company from 1955 to
22 1984; and
23 WHEREAS, The passing of Sidney Boyce, Sr. will be deeply
24 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his children,
25 Sidney (wife, Tarla Kimberly) Boyce, Jr., Linda Boyce
26 Newsome, Jerome Boyce, and Stanley (wife, Jeanette) Boyce;
27 his sister, Helen McKissic; his nephew, Elmer McKissic; his
28 brothers-in-law, the Reverend Roscoe Moore, Ellis Casey,
29 George Shead, Jr., and Richard Underwood; his grandchildren,
30 Kimberly Newsome (husband, Christopher) Gosell, Nina Waiters,
31 Anthony (wife, Ingrid) Boyce, Tamara (husband, Nelson) Davis,
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1 Kashia (husband, Michael) Russell, Rodrick Boyce, Bionka
2 Boyce, Brianna Boyce, and Cheyenne Boyce; his great
3 grandchildren, Cortne' Williams, Brianna Davis, Michael
4 Perry, Tavaris Perry, Elgin Russell, Jaijah Russell,
5 Christian Edward, Kennedy Glenis Gosell, and Michael Russell;
6 and a host of cousins, nephews, nieces, and friends;
7 therefore, be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
9 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
10 all who knew him, the death of Sidney Boyce, Sr. of Chicago,
11 Illinois; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the family of Sidney Boyce, Sr. with our sincere
14 condolences.