Bill Text: IL SR1723 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Albert Davis Cheeks of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1723 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1723-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Albert Davis Cheeks of Chicago, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on November 9, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks was born on April 9, 1930 to Alice | ||||||
6 | (nee Hunter) and Sandy Cheeks; he was one of 9 children; he | ||||||
7 | married Dovie Leon Conway in 1954 in Canton, Mississippi; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks worked at International Harvest, | ||||||
9 | Inc. as a Master Mechanic for 35 years, retiring in 1992; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks enjoyed walking, bowling, cooking, | ||||||
11 | planting vegetables, deer hunting with his nephews, watching | ||||||
12 | Wheel of Fortune with his wife, and secretly watching soap | ||||||
13 | operas; he was an avid sports fan, especially of the Chicago | ||||||
14 | Bears; he was a lifelong member of Fellowship Missionary | ||||||
15 | Baptist Church in Chicago; he volunteered much of his time with | ||||||
16 | the Greater Chicago Food Depository to help the less fortunate; | ||||||
17 | and
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18 | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks was preceded in death by his | ||||||
19 | parents; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks is survived by his wife, Dovie; his |
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1 | children, Delois Cheeks Graham, Albert Cheeks, Jr., Ronald | ||||||
2 | Stephen Cheeks, Darnell Cheeks, Alice Richell Cheeks-Zutant, | ||||||
3 | and Wardene Stewart; his grandchildren; his | ||||||
4 | great-grandchildren; his great-great-grandchildren; and a host | ||||||
5 | of nieces and nephews who affectionately called him "Uncle | ||||||
6 | A.D."; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
9 | Albert Davis Cheeks, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
10 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
11 | further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Albert Cheeks as an expression of | ||||||
14 | our deepest sympathy.
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