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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
Roosevelt Thomas, who passed away on |
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| November 12, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas was born on May 23, 1945 in |
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| Lexington, Mississippi; he was the seventh child of Mose and |
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| Bertha Thomas; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas accepted Christ at an early age |
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| and was baptized at Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Lexington, |
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| Mississippi; he received his education at the Tchula Attendance |
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| Center, where he began his love of sports, particularly |
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| football; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas served in the United States Army, |
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| serving one tour of duty in Vietnam; he ultimately achieved the |
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| rank of Sergeant E-5 before his discharge; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas met his future wife, Dorothy, in |
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| 1967; after a wonderful courtship, they married in 1970; soon |
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| after his marriage, he began working for United Parcel Service, |
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| where he worked as a driver for 34 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas was active in many |
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| organizations, with his favorite being the Tchula Attendance |
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| Center Class Reunion Committee; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas was preceded in death by his |
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| parents, Mose and Bertha, and his siblings, Joe Roger, Dorothy |
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| Grace, Eddie Lee, and Geneva Thomas; and
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| WHEREAS, Roosevelt Thomas is survived by his wife, Dorothy; |
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| his sons, Douglas (Chasitie), Curtis (Angela), and Courtney; |
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| his niece, Dionne (Craig) Dandridge; his grandchildren, |
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| Autumn, Austin, and Shanaya; his siblings, Inez Thomas, Odessa |
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| Hampton, Earline Smith, Louella Simpson, Lorraine Thomas, |
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| Loretta Thomas, Sandra Hill, Brenda Harris, and Tommy Thomas; |
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| and his many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; |
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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 Roosevelt Thomas; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Roosevelt Thomas as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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