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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of William Arnold Ashby of
4 Chicago on April 11, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Ashby was born on February 14, 1940, in
6 Owensboro, Kentucky, to Horace Sr. and Helen (Bowles) Ashby;
7 and
 
8     WHEREAS, He began his career in law enforcement as an
9 Illinois county employee and actively served as a city employee
10 for 33 years; he was a county sheriff, city investigator,
11 bodyguard to Mayor Richard M. Daley and, most recently,
12 Assistant Commissioner for the Department of Consumer Services -
13 Public Vehicle Division; and
 
14     WHEREAS, He married Wilhelmena Mayfield on October 26,
15 1962; and
 
16     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; one
17 brother, John Price; and three sisters, Frieda Nelson, Dorothy
18 Stewart, and Anna Marie Carter; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The passing of William Arnold Ashby is felt by all
20 who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Wilhelmena; his
21 daughters, Adrienne (Charles) Stone, Aleathea Wilson, Wilda
22 Ashby, and Cynthia Shelton-Ashby; his sons, Leroy (Rosetta)
23 House and Joseph (Melvlyn) House; his grandchildren and
24 great-grandchildren; his sisters, Helen (Robert) Wingard,
25 Audrey Carter, and Evelyn Williams; his brother, Horace Ashby
26 Jr.; and his nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore,
27 be it
 
28     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
29 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

 

 

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1 William Arnold Ashby and extend our sincerest condolences to
2 his family, friends, and community; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
5 sympathy.