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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Alton L. Gill, Sr. who passed away on
4 April 17, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Alton L. Gill, Sr. was born on December 20, 1914
6 in Brookhaven, Mississippi; he was born to the union of John
7 Gill and Ruth Carter; he married Celestine Bunch on November
8 20, 1936; and
 
9     WHEREAS, After relocating to Chicago from Mississippi as a
10 child, Alton L. Gill, Sr. began his education at Doolittle
11 Grammar School and Oakland Grammar School, before moving on to
12 St. Elizabeth High School and graduating at Wendell Philip High
13 School; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Alton L. Gill, Sr. was employed at Northwestern
15 Railroad as a Pullman porter in the dining room car for over 20
16 years; as a child, he served as an apprentice at Joe Horowitz
17 Meat Market in the Bronzeville neighborhood; his
18 apprenticeship enabled him to pursue his dream of establishing
19 his own business, a supermarket in Griffith, Indiana; he also
20 pursued farming in Michigan and became an agricultural
21 entrepreneur, raising farm animals and crops which he later
22 sold in Chicago; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Alton L. Gill, Sr. served his country with pride
2 and distinction as a member of the Illinois National Guard for
3 nine years; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Alton L. Gill, Sr. enjoyed ballroom dancing,
5 fishing, and collecting coins; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Alton L. Gill, Sr. accepted Christ at an early
7 age; he would later join the Catholic Church through the St.
8 Columbanus Parish and serve as a long-time member of St.
9 Dorothy Catholic Church and St. Dorothy's Holy Name Society; in
10 his later years, he attended St. Sabina while living as a
11 resident of the St. Sabina Elders Village; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Alton L. Gill, Sr. is survived by his children,
13 Alton Jr. (Madeline) and LaVergne (Bob); his grandchildren,
14 Lynette (Bruce), Adam, Aaron (Malikah), and Robert; his
15 great-grandchildren, Bruce, Jr., Naimah, Noah, and Dakari; his
16 stepsons, Bill (Shirley) and John; and his many loving cousins
17 and friends; therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
19 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
20 his family and friends, the passing of Alton L. Gill, Sr.; and
21 be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Alton L. Gill, Sr. as an expression
3 of our sympathy.