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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois were deeply saddened to learn of the death of |
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| Russell DeBerry, Sr. of Hillsboro on July 9, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. DeBerry was born December 24, 1941, in |
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| Ridgeley, Tennessee, to Doris DeBerry and Geneva (Evans) |
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| Whitfield; he had 11 siblings, James Whitfield, Herman |
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| Whitfield, Nolan Whitfield, Billy Whitfield, Wallace |
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| Whitfield, Cassandra Chairs, Faye Jackson, Marquetta Rush, |
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| Betty Ann Chappel, Wilma Barner, and Patricia Baldwin; and
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| WHEREAS, He grew up in Cairo, moved to Mt. Vernon, and |
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| later moved to Hillsboro in 1980; he married Gesta Herrod on |
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| May 5, 1964 in Cairo; and
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| WHEREAS, He was retired from Graham Correctional Center in |
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| Hillsboro, where he had worked as a Correctional Officer; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the NAACP, the United Front |
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| Labor Local 1137, Forest of Lebanon Masonic Lodge 71, where he |
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| was a 32nd Degree Mason, and Morning Star Baptist Church in |
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| Cairo; he also attended St. James Baptist Church in Hillsboro; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Russell DeBerry, Sr. is felt by all |
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| who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Gesta; his |
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| children, Druscilla DeBerry, Carmen Dalenzurla, Marcus |
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| DeBerry, Russell DeBerry, Jr., Rachel Davis, Jerri Lynn |
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| DeBerry, and Demetrious DeBerry; his 15 grandchildren, four of |
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| whom he and Gesta raised, Tamara DeBerry, Tameka DeBerry, Jamel |
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| Thompson, and Darius Clark; his special grandchild, Jade Nicole |
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| DeBerry; his three great-grandchildren; his special niece, |
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| Farica Grantham; and his special friend, Brad Fricke; |
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| therefore, be it
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