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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 Joseph | ||||||
| 4 | Canady, who passed away on December 24, 2022; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joseph Canady was born to Frank Kennedy Sr. and | ||||||
| 6 | Mattie Lee Fontaine in Macon, Georgia on March 1, 1955; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Southwest High School in Macon in 1973 and | ||||||
| 8 | relocated to Chicago; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Joseph Canady worked for Midas International for | ||||||
| 10 | 29 years; he started in an entry level position and worked his | ||||||
| 11 | way up in the company, retiring as plant manager; he graduated | ||||||
| 12 | from Northwestern Business College in 1999; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, After retiring from Midas, Joseph Canady worked | ||||||
| 14 | as a property manager for Park Towers in Richton Park; he was | ||||||
| 15 | elected as the village clerk for Richton Park in June 2012 and | ||||||
| 16 | to the Richton Park Board of Trustees in June 2019; he was | ||||||
| 17 | involved with the Municipal Clerks' Association of South & | ||||||
| 18 | West Suburbs of Cook County; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Joseph Canady's servant heart and ability to care | ||||||
| 20 | for others were some of his best qualities; he was passionate | ||||||
| 21 | about his family and did what he could to always make sure that | ||||||
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| 1 | the ones close to him knew how much he loved and cared for | ||||||
| 2 | them; he was a member of Apostolic Church of God in Christ in | ||||||
| 3 | Chicago and a regular visitor of Victory Apostolic Church in | ||||||
| 4 | Matteson; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joseph Canady was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 6 | parents and his brothers, Rickey and Frank Canady Jr.; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Joseph Canady is survived by his daughter, | ||||||
| 8 | Turkesha "Touki" (Deon) Perry; his son, Joseph Terrell Canady; | ||||||
| 9 | his granddaughters, Tanaya and Tiana Canady; his sisters, | ||||||
| 10 | Francine (Bobby) Glenn, Theresa (Bill) Canady, Gail Canady | ||||||
| 11 | Thomas, and Sharlene Ford; his second mother, Vera May | ||||||
| 12 | Stovall; his friend, Robert "Wicks" Williams; his Godson, | ||||||
| 13 | Connor Kington; and numerous family and friends; therefore, be | ||||||
| 14 | it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 16 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 17 | we mourn the passing of Joseph Canady 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 Joseph Canady as an expression of | ||||||
| 22 | our deepest sympathy.
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