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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of
Vincent C. Gregory of East St. Louis, who |
| 4 | | passed away on March 8, 2012; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Vincent Gregory was born on November 21, 1934, in |
| 6 | | St Louis, Missouri; his parents were Pearl "Speedy" Gregory and |
| 7 | | Lovie Hudson Gregory; he married Eleanor E. Gregory in 1974; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Vincent Gregory graduated from Lincoln Senior |
| 10 | | High School in 1951; he subsequently attended the University of |
| 11 | | Illinois until he left school to enlist in the United States |
| 12 | | Navy, where he served as a machinist on a repair ship; at the |
| 13 | | time of his discharge, he served as a shore policeman; after |
| 14 | | his discharge, he returned to his hometown of East St. Louis, |
| 15 | | where he began working for the United States Postal Service; |
| 16 | | and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, After working for the USPS for several years, |
| 18 | | Vincent Gregory decided to become an entrepreneur; the first of |
| 19 | | his many business ventures in East St. Louis was a service |
| 20 | | station called "Vince 66"; he later opened a night club named |
| 21 | | "Swahili"; in 1973, he opened "Mello Freeze", which would |
| 22 | | become a part of his legacy; during this time, he also worked |
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| 1 | | as an independent contractor for H.H. Hall Construction; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Vincent Gregory enjoyed cars, playing and |
| 3 | | watching tennis, and traveling with his family; during his |
| 4 | | life, he traveled to 6 of the 7 continents; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Vincent Gregory was preceded in death by his |
| 6 | | parents; his grandparents; his parents-in-law; and numerous |
| 7 | | aunts, uncles, and cousins; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Vincent Gregory is survived by his loving wife, |
| 9 | | Eleanor; his daughter, Carla; his sons, Brian and Larry; his |
| 10 | | grandchildren, Lyndsey, Tiffany, Larry D. II, C.J. Larry, |
| 11 | | Gabrielle (GiGi), and Jillian; his great-grandchildren, |
| 12 | | Diamond and Tori; his aunts, Alice Cason, Deloris Jackson |
| 13 | | Hudson, and Mary Gregory; his cousin and best friend, Harold |
| 14 | | Gregory; the young men whom he loved and mentored, Terry, |
| 15 | | Marlon, Dennis, Kevin, Harold Jr., Jordan, Julian, and Dimechi; |
| 16 | | and his many nephews, nieces, cousins, god-children, friends, |
| 17 | | church family, and neighbors; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL |
| 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 20 | | his family and friends, the passing of Vincent C. Gregory; and |
| 21 | | be it further
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