Bill Text: IL SR0158 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the passing of George Thomas Warfield Jr. of Decatur, formerly of Los Angeles, California.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR0158 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR0158-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of George Thomas Warfield Jr. of Decatur,
formerly of Los Angeles, California, who passed away on March
4, 2023; and
WHEREAS, George Warfield was born to George Thomas Sr. and
Jessie Pauline (Ledsinger) Warfield in Louisville, Kentucky on
October 11, 1938; he was raised in Metropolis, graduating from
Metropolis High School in 1956; he relocated to Decatur after
graduation that same year, where he was employed as a factory
laborer with Caterpillar; he joined the U.S. Navy in January
1958, serving on active duty for four years and in the Navy
Reserve for four years before being honorably discharged in
1964; he then moved to Los Angeles, California and attended
Los Angeles Trade Technical College, where he studied brick
masonry, and Los Angeles City College; and
WHEREAS, George Warfield was employed as an animal control
officer by the County of Los Angeles, retiring in 1998; and
WHEREAS, George Warfield was a member of First AME Church
Los Angeles and a member of the Men of FAME Choir, where he
often made baked goods for the youth department; he was known
for his signature peach cobbler and lemonade cake; and

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WHEREAS, George Warfield was preceded in death by his
parents; his sister, Charlene Delores; his brother, Lannis
Wayne Warfield Sr.; his nephews, Lannis Wayne Warfield Jr. and
Brian "Poncho" Carney; and his niece, Ebony Jewel Howard; and
WHEREAS, George Warfield is survived by his daughters,
Lori Nadine Warfield and Toni Yvette Adams; his grandchildren,
Aubrey Brooks Haynes, Brandon Connish, and Daniel R. Phillips;
his brothers, Jesse O. Warfield, Larry E. (Eloise) Warfield,
and Roger (Mattie) Warfield; his sisters, Joel I. (Louis)
Webster, Gloria E. (John) Jordan, Jackie S. Warfield, Freda R.
(Chester) Parsons, and Beverly A. Warfield; his special
friends, Katherine Hines and Arthur Perkins; and a host of
nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
George Thomas Warfield Jr. and extend our sincere condolences
to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of George Warfield as an expression of
our deepest sympathy.