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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| were grieved to learn of the death of Thomas Earl Robinson on |
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| Saturday, February 5, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on September 27, 1940, the son of Wade |
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| Robinson and Beatrice Ross, in Mangham, Louisiana; he attended |
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| Catholic elementary schools in Louisiana; after moving to |
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| Chicago, he graduated from Crane High School and then worked as |
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| a delivery person for Black's Pharmacy; and
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| WHEREAS, On February 17, 1964, Mr. Robinson enlisted in the |
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| Army and valiantly served his country during the Vietnam War as |
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| a military policeman; he received two marksman medals and a |
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| National Defense Service Medal before his discharge on February |
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| 3, 1967; he remained active as a member of the American Legion; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, After he was discharged, he returned to Chicago |
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| and worked as a Chicago Transit Authority bus driver while |
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| attending Kennedy-King College at night; on his bus route, he |
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| met Lola Jean Marruffo; she became his wife on October 13, |
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| 1970; they had two children, Stephanie Nicole Robinson and |
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| Anthony Earl Robinson; the family attended Little Flower |
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| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1985, he began working at Horween Leather |
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| Company as a fireman; inspired by Stephanie's impending college |
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| graduation, he decided to complete his education, and in 1996, |
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| he became a stationary engineer; he retired from Horween |
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| Leather Company in 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Thomas Earl Robinson has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his mother, Beatrice Sam; his |
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| stepfather, Harry Sam; his longtime friend, Myra Phillips; his |