Bill Text: IL SR0643 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard Cotton Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-01-17 - Resolution Adopted [SR0643 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0643-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Richard Cotton Jr., who passed away on | ||||||
4 | November 23, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton was born in Tishabee, Alabama to | ||||||
6 | Richard Sr. and Virgina Cotton on November 7, 1945; his faith | ||||||
7 | was important to him beginning at an early age, and he joined | ||||||
8 | Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton was a dedicated employee of the | ||||||
10 | Dolton Park District; he was self-taught in many trades, | ||||||
11 | including welding, carpentry, woodworking, and many others; | ||||||
12 | his co-workers affectionately referred to him as Mr. C, Mr. | ||||||
13 | Fix-it, Pops, and Papa Cotton; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton was generous, devoted, | ||||||
15 | hardworking, understanding, and reliable; he was a quiet man | ||||||
16 | of action, willing to lend a hand to anyone in need; he did not | ||||||
17 | spend his life worrying and lived his life with purpose, | ||||||
18 | surrounded by his family who adored him; he was a humble man | ||||||
19 | who lived an honest life; he had a huge heart and a bright and | ||||||
20 | beautiful smile that touched everyone he met; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton and his wife Bertha spent their |
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1 | life together operating as a unit, building their home on the | ||||||
2 | foundation of love and commitment; they were affectionately | ||||||
3 | known as Papa Cotton and Mama Cotton to their family; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton was an amazing bowler with the | ||||||
5 | trophies to prove it; he enjoyed fishing and was an admirer of | ||||||
6 | all sports, especially Alabama football; he spent most of his | ||||||
7 | days tending to his garden, a hobby he inherited from his | ||||||
8 | mother, playing with his beloved granddaughters, grilling, and | ||||||
9 | enjoying his trusted word searches while watching Walker Texas | ||||||
10 | Ranger; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton was preceded in death by his | ||||||
12 | parents and his siblings, James, Thennie, Elizabeth, Mary, | ||||||
13 | Joseph, Johnnie, Willie, Jesse, Virgina, Josephine, and | ||||||
14 | Eartha; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton is survived by his wife of 49 | ||||||
16 | years, Bertha; his daughters, Katherine, Krystal, and Katrina; | ||||||
17 | his granddaughters, Krysten and Mackenzie; his sisters, | ||||||
18 | Dorothy Cotton and Ida (Paul) Cotton Harden; his in-laws, | ||||||
19 | Levone Campbell, Mary-Helen Bell, Lillian Mullen, Patricia | ||||||
20 | (Marvin) Head, Vera Merriweather, Lilly Rose, and Ulysses | ||||||
21 | Simmons; children he referred to as his own, Pearl Cox, | ||||||
22 | Valerie Cotton, Alan (Sandra) Canty, Mondeyl (Anita) Canty, | ||||||
23 | and Lavell Applewhite; his honorary sister, Betty Nelson; and |
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1 | numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends; | ||||||
2 | therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
5 | Richard Cotton Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
6 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
7 | further
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