Bill Text: IL SR2259 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Clifton E. "Gene" Black of Taylorville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2259 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2259-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 Clifton E. "Gene" Black of Taylorville, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on September 27, 2016; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Clifton Black was born on August 25, 1931 in | ||||||
| 6 | Haleyville, Alabama; his parents were William Isaac and Grace | ||||||
| 7 | Black; he married Carol Mathon on June 5, 1955 in Taylorville; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Clifton Black was a veteran of the United States | ||||||
| 10 | Army and was stationed in Germany; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, As a young man, Clifton Black was a broadcast | ||||||
| 12 | engineer for WTIM in Taylorville and WMAY in Springfield and a | ||||||
| 13 | television repairman at Higgason TV and Appliance; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Clifton Black and his wife spent many hours | ||||||
| 15 | remodeling houses for his children and grandchildren, which | ||||||
| 16 | taught them the value of hard work and dedication; in his later | ||||||
| 17 | years, he became the project manager of house remodeling and | ||||||
| 18 | new construction builds, watching his family follow in his | ||||||
| 19 | footsteps; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Clifton Black was a loyal Chicago Cubs fan and | ||||||
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| 1 | enjoyed watching them win their 100th game this season; he also | ||||||
| 2 | enjoyed spending time with his family; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Clifton Black was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 4 | parents; three brothers; and one sister; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Clifton Black is survived by his wife of 61 years, | ||||||
| 6 | Carol Black; his children, Susan (George) Calvert, Jane | ||||||
| 7 | Griffith, Doug (Carla) Black, Lisa (Dan) Nieves, and Lori | ||||||
| 8 | Smothers; his grandchildren, Amy (Ben) Winans, Aaron (fiancee | ||||||
| 9 | Malissa) Calvert, Keri (Lee) Mateer, Kati Griffith, Ryne | ||||||
| 10 | Griffith, Blake Thomas, Connor Black, Jodi (Aaron) Acree, | ||||||
| 11 | Cassidy Nieves, Reagan Nieves, Adan Nieves, Livia Nieves, Jesse | ||||||
| 12 | (Kayla) Smothers, and Jacob Smothers; his great-grandchildren, | ||||||
| 13 | Eric, Travis, and Lilly Winans, Ellee, Emlyn, Eileen, and | ||||||
| 14 | Eloise Mateer, Carter Thomas, Jayden, Adalyn, and Amelia Acree, | ||||||
| 15 | and Ryker and Hadley Smothers; his sisters, Marie Marbutt, Faye | ||||||
| 16 | (Leon) Patterson, and Joan (Jerry) Pinta; and many nieces and | ||||||
| 17 | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 20 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Clifton E. "Gene" | ||||||
| 21 | Black; and be it further
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| 22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to the family of Clifton Black as an expression of | ||||||
| 2 | our sympathy.
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