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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
Jerome Lilly of Peoria, who passed away |
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| on December 8, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Jerome Lilly was born on April 20, 1954 in Peoria; |
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| his parents were Thomas and Fannie (Young) Lilly; he married |
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| Kimberly Currie on November 4, 1989 in Bloomington; and
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| WHEREAS, Jerome Lilly was a 1972 graduate of Richwoods High |
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| School, where, in 1997, his football team was inducted into the |
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| Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame; and
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| WHEREAS, Jerome Lilly had a long and distinguished career |
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| in mass transit; he began his career in 1988 as a part-time bus |
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| driver for CityLink, working his way to full-time status a |
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| short time later; in the 1990's, he was promoted to supervisor |
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| at CityLink and was elected to the position of vice president |
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| of Amalgamated Transit Union Peoria Local 416; in 2000, he was |
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| named CityLink's new assistant general manager; on September 7, |
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| 2007, he was appointed to head CityLink's day-to-day |
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| operations, which was made official by the organization's board |
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| in October of 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Jerome Lilly was instrumental in many changes to |
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| the CityLink Transit Center, such as the installation of |
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| security cameras on the City of Peoria's buses, improved |
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| relations between the union and CityLink's administration, and |
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| a better reputation for the company; and
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| WHEREAS, Jerome Lilly was active with many community |
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| organizations; he was a member of the board of the Peoria |
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| Tri-County Urban League and the Illinois Public Transportation |
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| Association; he was a member of the Peoria North Rotary Club; |
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| he was also a member of Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church, where he |
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| served as a trustee and as chairman of the Men's Club; and
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| WHEREAS, Jerome Lilly was preceded in death by his mother, |
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| Fannie, and his brother, Thomas Lilly Jr.; and
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| WHEREAS, Jerome Lilly is survived by his wife, Kimberly; |
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| his sons, Jerome David Lilly II and Elton Raul Mackey II; his |
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| daughter, Lauren Melissa-Obnetta Thomas; his father, Thomas |
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| Lilly Sr.; his brothers, Timothy (Shona) Lilly and Fred Michael |
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| Lilly; his sisters, Pamela Eve Lilly, Cheryl Renee (the Rev. |
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| Joseph) Anthony, and Bonita G. Lilly; his aunt, Araminta Young; |
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| his father-in-law, Rollins Currie; his god-daughter, Gabrielle |
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| Palmeri; and his many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and |
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| friends; and
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| WHEREAS, Jerome Lilly will be remembered by all who knew |
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| and loved him as an honest, respectful, and fair person whose |
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| contagious laughter, beaming smile, and upbeat personality |
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| drew attention wherever he went; 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 Jerome Lilly; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Jerome Lilly as an expression of our |
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| sympathy.
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