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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Randy | ||||||
| 4 | Crumpton of Chicago, who passed away on January 14, 2019 at the | ||||||
| 5 | age of 53; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Randy Crumpton grew up on Chicago's Southside; he | ||||||
| 7 | attended Percy L. Julian High School and began his higher | ||||||
| 8 | education at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; while | ||||||
| 9 | there, he pledged Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated; he | ||||||
| 10 | later earned his bachelor of arts degree from the University of | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois at Chicago; he received his Juris Doctorate from the | ||||||
| 12 | University of Iowa College of Law; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Randy Crumpton built a reputation as one of | ||||||
| 14 | Chicago's go-to lawyers in several specialty areas; his work in | ||||||
| 15 | the justice system included serving as a court-appointed | ||||||
| 16 | attorney in the Child Protection Division; he also handled | ||||||
| 17 | complex civil litigation, criminal matters, election law | ||||||
| 18 | cases, and entertainment law; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Over the last decade, Randy Crumpton served as a | ||||||
| 20 | board member of the Chicago International Film Festival and as | ||||||
| 21 | chair of the festival's Black Perspectives Committee; he was | ||||||
| 22 | also an ambassador and contributor to the American Black Film | ||||||
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| 1 | Festival; he worked with nonprofits from the Stedman Graham | ||||||
| 2 | Foundation to collaborate on honoring some of the best and | ||||||
| 3 | brightest in Black cinema and entertainment; he produced | ||||||
| 4 | award-winning short films, including The Truth and Little K, | ||||||
| 5 | and helped co-found the Frankie Knuckles Foundation in an | ||||||
| 6 | effort to continue the producer's legacy; currently, he was | ||||||
| 7 | working on his third annual Happy Birthday Langston Hughes - A | ||||||
| 8 | Celebration in Poetry, Prose, and Song; he was dedicated to | ||||||
| 9 | nurturing African American talent and passionate about | ||||||
| 10 | connecting people; he was quiet, approachable, and loved by | ||||||
| 11 | many; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Randy Crumpton is survived by his sister, Betty, | ||||||
| 13 | and his brothers, Jerome, Cornell, Clarence, and Ray; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 16 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 17 | we mourn the passing of Randy Crumpton and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 18 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 19 | him; and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the family of Randy Crumpton as an expression of | ||||||
| 22 | our deepest sympathy.
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