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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
Joseph Roosevelt Peabody of East St. 
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Louis, who passed away on May 6, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph Peabody was born on December 23, 1934 in 
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East St. Louis; his parents were Clifford and Rosie Lee 
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(Washington) Peabody; he was the fourth of five children; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph Peabody attended the East St. Louis Public 
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Schools and graduated from Lincoln Senior High School; upon his 
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honorable discharge from the United States Navy, he enrolled at 
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Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, where he received his 
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Bachelor of Arts degree; he then completed a Master of Social 
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Work degree from St. Louis University; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph Peabody held various positions in the field 
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of social services; he was employed as a social worker with 
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Illinois Public Aid; he served as Director of the Governor 
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Ogilvie Office of Human Resources in East St. Louis; he served 
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as Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity Commission 
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and the Southwestern Illinois Agency on Aging; he served as 
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School District 189's Division Director; he was employed with 
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the East Side Health District; and he served as an Asthma 
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Counselor for Washington University; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Joseph Peabody's dedication to the East St. Louis 
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community was demonstrated in his civic accomplishments; in 
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addition to serving as a board member to various organizations, 
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he was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; he was 
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also a School Board Member of School District 189 and a 
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Precinct 36 Committee Member; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph Peabody married Barbara Jean Savage on 
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December 24, 1961; from that union, three children were born, 
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Kimberly Lynn Peabody, Ph.D., Kraig Roosevelt Peabody, and 
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Kendall Clifford Peabody, MBA (Jaye Lynn); he also had four 
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grandchildren, Adrian Kendall, Kendall Clifford Jr., Jaden 
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Joseph, and Maya Nicole Ina; he had many accomplishments 
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throughout his life, yet he was most proud of his family; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph Peabody will be remembered by all who knew 
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and loved him as a charismatic and energetic man, a jovial and 
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kind friend, a generous and dedicated father, a proud and 
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supportive grandfather (PaPa), and a caring and loving husband; 
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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 Joseph Roosevelt 
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Peabody; 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 Joseph Peabody as an expression of 
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our sympathy.