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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Larry Edward Taylor of Zion, who was
4 called home to be with the Lord on February 13, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born on December 21, 1957 to Dallas and
6 Lawrence Taylor in Zion; he accepted Christ into his life as a
7 young child and was baptized at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist
8 Church in Zion, by Reverend B. J. Gaston; Larry united with the
9 Gideon Missionary Baptist Church on October 10, 1999, where he
10 was a member of the Usher ministry and worked with Gideon's Cub
11 Scout troop; on March 6, 2005 Larry restored his fellowship
12 with Gideon; and
 
13     WHEREAS, He was employed at Zion Park District from 1989
14 until his passing; he was known for preparing the ice for all
15 the Zion Ice Shows; Larry loved to live life and being
16 outdoors; he enjoyed sports and played volleyball locally for
17 years; he enjoyed hunting wild boar and fishing; he also
18 enjoyed spending time with family and friends, helping the
19 family host its family reunion with the help of the Zion Park
20 District; and
 
21     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence
22 Taylor; his grandparents; his four uncles, Lee Prenton Taylor,

 

 

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1 Columbus Taylor, C. Dell Williams, and Elmo Taylor; his aunt;
2 and one cousin; and
 
3     WHEREAS, He leaves to cherish his precious memory his
4 loving and devoted mother, Dallas Taylor; his wife, Michele
5 Taylor; his daughter, Kimberly; his three sons, Lawrence
6 (L.C.), Nicholas, and John; his sister, Sheila (Michael)
7 Copeland; his two brothers, Richard Taylor and Melvin Taylor;
8 his two nieces, Andrea and Candace; his nephew, Michael Jr.;
9 his grandchildren, Ahlaya and Joshua; his uncle, Amos (Alice)
10 Taylor; his aunts, Pauline Taylor and Vilessia Armstead; and a
11 host of other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
 
12     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
13 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourns, along with
14 his family and friends, the passing of Larry Taylor; and be it
15 further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to the family of Larry Taylor as a symbol of our
18 sincere sympathy.