Bill Text: IL SR1085 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Howard R. Veal Sr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1085 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1085-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 Howard R. Veal Sr., who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | June 12, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Howard Veal, the son of Melvina Tripp, was born | ||||||
| 6 | in Pocahontas, Mississippi on October 24, 1942; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Howard Veal owned H & J Lawn Service, a business | ||||||
| 8 | started in partnership with his youngest son, Jason; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Howard Veal was dedicated to serving his | ||||||
| 10 | community; he led the Springfield Urban League for decades, | ||||||
| 11 | served on the Illinois Human Rights Commission for several | ||||||
| 12 | years, and belonged to multiple organizations, including The | ||||||
| 13 | Frontiers and Rotary International; he was also an active | ||||||
| 14 | member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Howard Veal was a long-standing member of | ||||||
| 16 | Springfield's oldest Black church, Zion Missionary Baptist | ||||||
| 17 | Church, attending and serving in some capacity since 1972; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Howard Veal will be remembered for exemplifying | ||||||
| 19 | servant leadership within his local community and beyond, | ||||||
| 20 | serving as a standard bearer for equality, justice, equity, | ||||||
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| 1 | freedom, and human rights; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Howard Veal was preceded in death by his mother; | ||||||
| 3 | his brother, Clifton Veal; and his sisters, Brenda Tripp, | ||||||
| 4 | Vickie Tripp, and Daisy Hayes; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Howard Veal is survived by his wife of 52 years, | ||||||
| 6 | Elizabeth; his sons, Jason (Natoshia) Veal and Howard (Shelli) | ||||||
| 7 | Veal Jr.; his grandchildren, Kaitlin Veal, Parish Florence, | ||||||
| 8 | Kylee Veal, Myles Veal, Maya Veal, Twaii Johnson, Cornelius | ||||||
| 9 | Frazier, Nehemiah Dawson, Jeremiah Dawson, Kamella Veal, and | ||||||
| 10 | Kenya Veal; four great-grandchildren; his siblings, Debra | ||||||
| 11 | Tripp, Linda Tripp, Sandra Tripp, and Bernard Tripp; and many | ||||||
| 12 | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Howard R. Veal Sr. and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 17 | further
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