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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 L.A. |
| 4 | | Randle of Creve Coeur, formerly of Peoria, who passed away on |
| 5 | | June 6, 2021; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, L.A. Randle was born in Cruger, Mississippi to |
| 7 | | Lizzie B. and Nathaniel Randle Sr. on April 14, 1949; as a |
| 8 | | small child, his family settled in Peoria, and he attended |
| 9 | | McKinley Elementary School and Roosevelt Junior High School; |
| 10 | | he graduated from Manual High School and, as a teen, met the |
| 11 | | lasting love of his life, Linda Fay Kennedy; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, L.A. Randle worked for Sealtest Dairy and Doran |
| 13 | | Trucking prior to founding and operating the long-running Blue |
| 14 | | Note Lounge, INC. with his brother Frank; after a few years, he |
| 15 | | and Linda became the owners of the Blue Note Lounge; he and |
| 16 | | Linda spent over 43 years in the bar business, including |
| 17 | | owning for many years L.A. Connection-Rhythm and Blues; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, L.A. Randle and Frank were avid motorcycle club |
| 19 | | members during their riding years and enjoyed meeting many |
| 20 | | people while riding with cousins, as well as old and new |
| 21 | | friends; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, L.A. Randle was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 2 | | his sisters, Ruth McClellan and Lizzie Lobdell; his brothers, |
| 3 | | Frank, Jimmy, and Rev. RW Randle; his nephew, Julian Lobdell; |
| 4 | | and his niece, Glenda Jean Baldwin; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, L.A. Randle is survived by his wife, Linda; his |
| 6 | | children, Sean Randle, Vincent (Geni) Randle, Karla |
| 7 | | Randle-Jackson (Michael), Juan Coleman, and Leslie Alan |
| 8 | | Guthrie; 27 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; his |
| 9 | | brothers, Nathaniel Randle, Charles L. (Mary Ann) Randle, and |
| 10 | | Robert E. Harris; his sisters, Nancy Moredock and Leola |
| 11 | | Jefferson; his sisters-in-law, Dorothy M., Joan, and Ethiel |
| 12 | | Randle; and 21 nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 14 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 15 | | we mourn the passing of L.A. Randle and extend our sincere |
| 16 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 17 | | him; and be it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of L.A. Randle as an expression of our |
| 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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