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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of George D. Hammons Jr. of Springfield, who 
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passed away on May 27, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, George D. Hammons Jr. was born in Springfield on  
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May 3, 1933, the son of Darwin G. and Faneta Thomas Hammons; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He graduated from Lanphier High School and then 
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served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict; 
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George married Ruth Holman on June 25, 1955, in Springfield; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a licensed barber and owned and operated 
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Hammons Barber Shop until he became a deputy sheriff; he then 
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went to work for the Springfield Housing Authority as a 
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security guard, and then retired as the Maintenance Foreman of 
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the Housing Authority in September of 2006; he was a member of 
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Fresh Vision Church and the Carpenters Union; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, and a 
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sister, Geraldine Burns; and

 
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    WHEREAS,

The passing of George Hammons Jr. will be deeply 
 


 






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felt by all those who knew and loved him, especially his wife, 
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Ruth; his son, Anthony O. (wife Terrie) Hammons; his daughters, 
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Jennifer (husband Rev. Robert) Timms and Denise A. Hammons; his 
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grandchildren, Anthony O. Hammons Jr, Akeyla Timms, India 
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Hammons, Robert Timms Jr, Tanesha Stoner, and Aiisha Stoner; 
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his brothers, Paul (wife Nancy) Hammons, Larry Hammons, and 
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David (wife Shi) Hammons; his sisters, Darlene Smith, Patricia 
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Jackson, Shirley Nicks, Claudette Bunch, and Jackie (husband 
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Albert) Chambers; and many nieces, nephews and cousins; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of George D. Hammons Jr.; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of George D. Hammons Jr. as a symbol of 
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our sympathy.