Bill Text: IL HR0879 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Nehemiah Lavon "Miah" Nickels of Peoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-08-16 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth [HR0879 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0879-Introduced.html
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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 Nehemiah | ||||||
| 4 | Lavon "Miah" Nickels of Peoria, who passed away on August 9, | ||||||
| 5 | 2024; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Nehemiah Nickels was born to Albert J. Nickels | ||||||
| 7 | and Almelia (Pendleton) Nickels in Peoria on August 6, 1973; | ||||||
| 8 | he attended Illinois Central College; he completed a five-year | ||||||
| 9 | apprenticeship with the International Brotherhood of | ||||||
| 10 | Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the National Electrical | ||||||
| 11 | Contractors Association (NECA); he received an electrician | ||||||
| 12 | journeyman wireman certificate; he married Cherryse L. Richard | ||||||
| 13 | in Peoria; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Nehemiah Nickels was a member of IBEW Local 34, | ||||||
| 15 | and he most recently worked as an electrician for Oberlander | ||||||
| 16 | Electric Company in Peoria; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Nehemiah Nickels committed to his faith at an | ||||||
| 18 | early age and was a member of St. Paul Baptist Church; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Nehemiah Nickels loved sports; he was a fan of | ||||||
| 20 | the Chicago Bears, bowled in The National Bowling Association | ||||||
| 21 | (TNBA) leagues, and enjoyed coaching his youngest children's | ||||||
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| 1 | basketball teams and his grandsons' football teams; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Nehemiah Nickels will be remembered for his | ||||||
| 3 | contagious laughter, his playfulness, his generosity, and his | ||||||
| 4 | selflessness; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Nehemiah Nickels was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 6 | father; his grandparents; his niece, Christian Nickels; and | ||||||
| 7 | his father-in-law, Earl L. Richard; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Nehemiah Nickels is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
| 9 | mother; his children, KeAna, Maiya, Anajeon, Amorah, and Noah; | ||||||
| 10 | his grandchildren, Khiden, Anthony (Bennie), and Anajeon Jr.; | ||||||
| 11 | his siblings, Chris (Sonja) and William (Clorissa); his | ||||||
| 12 | honorary siblings, Reggie Brown and Melisande (Mel) Brown | ||||||
| 13 | Peterson; his godmother, Verdie Finney; his godsister, Vonnie | ||||||
| 14 | Adell; his in-laws; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, | ||||||
| 15 | and friends; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 17 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 18 | we mourn the passing of Nehemiah Lavon "Miah" Nickels and | ||||||
| 19 | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | ||||||
| 20 | who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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