Bill Text: IL HR0871 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Pastor RW "Robert" Randle.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0871 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0871-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Pastor RW | ||||||
| 4 | "Robert" Randle of Peoria, who passed away on June 20, 2020; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Pastor Randle was born in Cruger, Mississippi to | ||||||
| 7 | Nathaniel and Lizzy B. (Reedy) Randle on April 12, 1940; he | ||||||
| 8 | received his formal education in Mississippi; he received his | ||||||
| 9 | Associate in Applied Science from Illinois Central College; he | ||||||
| 10 | earned his Bachelor of Arts from Sangamon State University; he | ||||||
| 11 | married Dorothy Mae Mines on October 2, 1960; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Pastor Randle moved to Peoria in 1955; he held a | ||||||
| 13 | variety of positions and later went to work at Caterpillar Inc, | ||||||
| 14 | retiring in 1996; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Pastor Randle was a long-time deacon and chairman | ||||||
| 16 | of the Deacon Board at New Morning Star M.B. Church, which was | ||||||
| 17 | under the leadership of the late Dr. Calvin Hightower; he | ||||||
| 18 | accepted his calling into the ministry on June 13, 1997; he | ||||||
| 19 | founded Higher Dimensions Praise and Worship Church in Peoria | ||||||
| 20 | on December 24, 2000; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Pastor Randle became the CEO of the Peoria Palace | ||||||
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| 1 | Skating Rink in March of 2003; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Pastor Randle worked with the Peoria Tri-County | ||||||
| 3 | Urban League; he ministered at the Peoria County Jail and | ||||||
| 4 | various nursing homes around the city; he enjoyed jogging, | ||||||
| 5 | working in the yard, and tending to the skating rink; he loved | ||||||
| 6 | his hospital ministry and helping others; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Pastor Randle was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 8 | parents; his sisters, Rutha Mae Randle Sargent and Liz Randle | ||||||
| 9 | Lobdell; and his brothers, Frank "Sonny" Randle and Jimmy | ||||||
| 10 | "Bopeep" Randle; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Pastor Randle is survived by his wife, First Lady | ||||||
| 12 | Dorothy M. Randle; his children, Verna Lesi Randle, Robert | ||||||
| 13 | LaMarr (Zipporah) Randle, and DeAndre Ladell Randle (Melissa | ||||||
| 14 | Clemons); his grandchildren, Rev. Marcus Howard, Nicholas | ||||||
| 15 | (Brittney) Howard, Ashtin Howard, MeKeisha Howard, British | ||||||
| 16 | Randle, Drelyn Randle, LJ Randle Jr., and Nala Davis; his | ||||||
| 17 | great-grandchildren, Marcus Foreman, Malachai Howard, Josiah | ||||||
| 18 | Howard, Nya Howard, Nicholas Howard, Ca'Liyah Williams, | ||||||
| 19 | Jailynn Lawrence, Jason Lawrence, and Phoenixx Howard; his | ||||||
| 20 | brothers, Nathaniel Randle Jr., Charles (Mary Ann) Randle, L.A. | ||||||
| 21 | (Linda Faye) Randle, and Robert (Cassie) Harris; his sisters, | ||||||
| 22 | Nancy Moredock and Leola Jefferson; and his sister-in-law, Joan | ||||||
| 23 | Randle; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 3 | we mourn the passing of Pastor RW "Robert" Randle and extend | ||||||
| 4 | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
| 5 | knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of Pastor RW Randle as an expression of | ||||||
| 8 | our deepest sympathy.
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