Bill Text: IL SR1187 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Theodore "Ted" Lovett.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1187 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1187-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 Theodore "Ted" Lovett, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on August 14, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ted Lovett was born to Sam Lovett Jr. and Jahaza | ||||||
| 6 | Newell Lovett in Heidelberg, Mississippi on February 27, 1945, | ||||||
| 7 | the tenth of twelve children; he committed to his faith at an | ||||||
| 8 | early age, and he was baptized at Oak Bowery United Methodist | ||||||
| 9 | Church; he attended South Side High School in Heidelberg; he | ||||||
| 10 | relocated to Chicago in the late 1960s, where he met his wife, | ||||||
| 11 | Angela; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Ted Lovett served as a member of the historic | ||||||
| 13 | Pullman Porter Team, where he enjoyed meeting people and | ||||||
| 14 | visiting new cities; he later worked as a construction worker | ||||||
| 15 | until his retirement; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Ted Lovett enjoyed the outdoors, including family | ||||||
| 17 | fishing trips; he was known for his impressive home garden and | ||||||
| 18 | was an enthusiastic fan of music, with his favorite artist | ||||||
| 19 | being Sam Cooke; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Ted Lovett was preceded in death by his wife; his | ||||||
| 21 | parents; and his siblings, Hattie Windham, Sam Earl Lovett, | ||||||
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| 1 | and Pinkie Harrison; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Ted Lovett is survived by his sons, Andre | ||||||
| 3 | (Sharita) Lovett, Terrance Lovett, and Theodore Shafford | ||||||
| 4 | Lovett; his grandchildren, Andre Lovett and Keyaria Lovett; | ||||||
| 5 | his siblings, Annie Nixon, Addie (Willie) Jenkins, John | ||||||
| 6 | (Fayola) Lovett, Kittie Watts, Florine (Robert) Dister, Hilmer | ||||||
| 7 | (Mary Jean) Lovett, Henry (Mary Virginia) Lovett, and Margaret | ||||||
| 8 | (Roy Sr.) Tolbert; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends; | ||||||
| 9 | therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Theodore "Ted" Lovett and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 13 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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