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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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| Alvin Joseph Baxter, Jr. of Chicago, on Thursday, August 3, |
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| 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on May 27, 1920, in Chicago to Lucille |
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| and Alvin Joseph Baxter, Sr., originally of New Orleans, |
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| Louisiana; he attended Tilden Technical High School and then |
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| worked for the Federal Government until being drafted into the |
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| US Army in September of 1942; he attained the rank of Master |
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| Sergeant and was honorably discharged in December of 1945; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended Catholic University in Washington, |
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| D.C. and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1949; |
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| he returned to Chicago and began working for the Cook County |
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| Welfare Department where he met his future wife; and
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| WHEREAS, He was united in marriage on April 29, 1950, to |
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| the former Doris Morgan in Dayton, Ohio; and
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| WHEREAS, He built a successful career in government service |
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| where he designed and implemented programs for impoverished |
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| communities; he worked for the Office of Economic Opportunity, |
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| which later became the Community Services Agency, eventually |
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| retiring from the position of Branch Manager for the Midwestern |
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| Region; and
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| WHEREAS, He retired in 1982 and took part in several |
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| hobbies including picture framing, gardening and volunteer |
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| work; dedicated to his community he demonstrated his commitment |
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| through active participation in organizations such as the Hyde |
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| Park-Kenwood Community Conference, the Blue Gargoyle, and |
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| Friends of the Park; he also gave freely of his time and energy |
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| to support the goals of the 25th District and the Office of |