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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Pastor John E. McNair, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on August 7, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Pastor McNair was born to Lonnie and
Isabella | ||||||
| 6 | McNair in Pelahatchie, Mississippi on November 3, 1946; he was | ||||||
| 7 | raised in Pelahatchie and attended McCall High School; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Pastor McNair owned and operated John's Moving
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| 9 | Company, LLC for more than 40 years; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Pastor McNair was a member of Potter's
House | ||||||
| 11 | Outreach and Deliverance Ministries; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Pastor McNair was known for offering | ||||||
| 13 | encouragement and aid to everyone he met; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Pastor McNair was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 15 | parents; his brothers,
Dorl McNair, Lonnie McNair Jr., Eli | ||||||
| 16 | McNair, and Jimmie McNair;
his sister, Eva Grace Collier; his | ||||||
| 17 | son, John K. McNair; his wife, Marion
McNair; and his | ||||||
| 18 | grandson, Rajon M. McNair; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Pastor McNair is survived by his wife, Valerie
J. | ||||||
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| 1 | McNair; his daughters, Shelia, Debbie, Leslie
(William) Ray, | ||||||
| 2 | and Jacqueline (Dexter) Woodard; his sons, Travis
and Elijah; | ||||||
| 3 | 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; his
brothers, Ralph | ||||||
| 4 | (Cora) McNair and Michael Johnson; his sisters, Dorethea
(LC) | ||||||
| 5 | Rhodes, Yulonda McNair, and Shirley (George) Lay; his | ||||||
| 6 | sisters-in-law,
Pastor Dr. Dorothy Jean Smothers and Jackie V. | ||||||
| 7 | Coop; his goddaughters, Karan, Sharan, and Kanissa; his | ||||||
| 8 | godson,
Charles; his special friend, Roy Chester Stennis Jr.; | ||||||
| 9 | and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; | ||||||
| 10 | therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Pastor John E. McNair and extend our sincere
condolences to | ||||||
| 14 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 17 | presented to the family of Pastor McNair as an expression of
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| 18 | our deepest sympathy.
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