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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Louis |
| 4 | | "Joe Lou Darling" Stevenson, who passed away on January 18, |
| 5 | | 2016; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Louis Stevenson was born in Hollandale, |
| 7 | | Mississippi to Miles Edward and LeeAnna Stevenson on May 12, |
| 8 | | 1952; his family moved to Chicago in 1969 and he graduated from |
| 9 | | Wendell Phillips High School; he married Theresa Davis on March |
| 10 | | 3, 1973 and enlisted in the United Marine Corps that same
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| 11 | | he achieved the rank of Sergeant and was honorably discharged |
| 12 | | in May of 1983; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Louis Stevenson attended McCoy Barber College and |
| 14 | | became the owner and operator of Lord n' Lou's Barber Shop in |
| 15 | | Dolton; after he retired, he worked as a lead barber with his |
| 16 | | nephews at TNT Barber Shop in Chicago; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Louis Stevenson was a gifted artist; as a special |
| 18 | | tribute to his brother, Jerry, and his mother, LeAnna, he drew |
| 19 | | a mural on the backsplash of the baptismal pool of the New Hope |
| 20 | | Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, which can still be viewed |
| 21 | | today; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Louis Stevenson married his longtime friend and |
| 2 | | soul mate, Tawanna, on April 29, 2014; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Louis Stevenson was preceded in death by his |
| 4 | | brother, Jerry; his mother, LeAnna Stevenson; his daughter, |
| 5 | | Pamela; his father, Miles Edward Stevenson; and his sisters, |
| 6 | | Mildred and Velma; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Louis Stevenson is survived by his daughters, |
| 8 | | Tamela
(Terry), Elaine (Maurice), and Karema (Wayne); his son,
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| 9 | | Jerry; his stepdaughter, Kierra; his sisters, Nellie
(Dennis) |
| 10 | | Speed, Dorothy Smith, Olivia
Williams, and Betty Stevenson; his |
| 11 | | brothers, James (Gloria) Stevenson and Charles (Maxine)
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| 12 | | Stevenson; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and |
| 13 | | friends; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 16 | | mourn the passing of Louis "Joe Lou Darling" Stevenson, and |
| 17 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all |
| 18 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Louis Stevenson as an expression of |
| 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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