Bill Text: IL SR0242 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Marcus L. Lucas of Springfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0242 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0242-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Marcus L. Lucas of Springfield, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on April 27, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Marcus Lucas was born in Chicago to Jack and | ||||||
| 6 | Jessie M. Hannah Lucas on May 5, 1961; he graduated from the | ||||||
| 7 | Lindblom Math and Science Academy and attended Illinois State | ||||||
| 8 | University in Bloomington; he proudly served in the U.S. Army; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Marcus Lucas retired as a lieutenant with the | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois State Police; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Marcus Lucas was a past president of N.O.B.L.E. | ||||||
| 13 | Land of Lincoln Chapter, a past president of Porsche Club | ||||||
| 14 | America Lincoln Trails, a vice president of the Central | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois Food Bank Board, a chair of the Springfield Police | ||||||
| 16 | Community Review Commission, a member of the Springfield | ||||||
| 17 | Multi-Cultural Advisory Council, and a member of the Eta Psi | ||||||
| 18 | Sigma Alumni Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Marcus Lucas was preceded in death by his father, | ||||||
| 20 | Jack Lucas, and his stepfather, Rosamond Streety; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Marcus Lucas is survived by his wife, Jacqueline | ||||||
| 2 | Price; his children, Christopher (Lindsey) Evans and Quadis | ||||||
| 3 | Evans (Rodney Dial); his grandson, Moses Evans; his mother, | ||||||
| 4 | Jessie Streety; his siblings, William Earl Hannah, Reginald | ||||||
| 5 | (Joelle) Hannah, Sherin Gibbs, and Willie (Willow) Hannah; his | ||||||
| 6 | godsisters, Anita Burroughs and Cassandra Wells; his | ||||||
| 7 | godchildren, Karon McFadden and Brandis Heffner; and many | ||||||
| 8 | aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Marcus L. Lucas and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Marcus Lucas as an expression of our | ||||||
| 16 | deepest sympathy.
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