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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The love of family is at the center of the African 
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tradition, and also has been the religious, economic, and 
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political unit encompassing a wide circle of extended kinship; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Families and their legacies of struggling with 
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adversity, pursuing their dreams, and persevering through 
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trials and tribulations are an integral part of the character 
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and diversity of Illinois history; and

 
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    WHEREAS, It is fitting that the members of this General 
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Assembly should pause to pay tribute to those families who 
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embody those values and who, through their good works, have 
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contributed to the growth and development of Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A family with a singularly rich history is the 
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Dismuke family, which has hailed from Arkansas for generations; 
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over the years, the family has spread its roots to Illinois, 
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Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, California, and Missouri, to name a 
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few states; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The first known member of the Dismuke family, 
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Wiley Dismuke, was African-American and lived in Columbia 
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County, Arkansas; and

 
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    WHEREAS, It is known that a gravesite in Ouachita County, 
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Arkansas bears the name of "Good Hope Cemetery", and it is also 
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known that there are other ancestors of the current Dismuke 
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family line buried therein; and
 
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    WHEREAS, A determined and industrious family, the members 
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of the Fricks family made their living as farmers and 
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sharecroppers; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Wiley Dismuke and his wife, the former Tyann 
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Collins, were well-known and respected in the community for 
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their values of hard work and Christian love for their fellow 
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neighbors; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Florence Dismuke Hamilton, Bessie Dismuke Fricks, 
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Annie Dismuke Sims, Floyd Dismuke, Roy Dismuke, Dortha Dismuke, 
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Rollie Dismuke, Dee Willie Dismuke, Lee Willie Dismuke, and 
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Artis "Suga" Dismuke continued the legacy of the Dismuke 
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family; as a result, the Dismuke family has flourished and 
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extended itself across the entire United States; and
 
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    WHEREAS, It is fitting that we should pay tribute to the 
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Dismuke family, a model of family values and integrity; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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honor the ongoing legacy of the Dismuke family, commend their 
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love for each other and their pride in the family's heritage, 
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and extend to them best wishes for future reunions and 
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historical research; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Dismuke family.