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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 Leo Presley, Sr., who passed away on |
| 4 | | April 6, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leo Presley, Sr. was born on April 20, 1950 in |
| 6 | | Waukegan; his parents were Rufus and Lucille Presley; he |
| 7 | | married the love of his life, Sherian Coburn Presley, on |
| 8 | | November 17, 1973; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Leo Presley, Sr. graduated from North Chicago |
| 10 | | Community High School in the class of 1969, where he was an |
| 11 | | excellent basketball player; he began his work life at Abbott |
| 12 | | Pharmaceutical as a young man; afterwards, he spent the next 30 |
| 13 | | years working at Allstate in various managerial positions; his |
| 14 | | last job before he officially retired was at Lake Forest |
| 15 | | Hospital, where he was a respected supervisor; following his |
| 16 | | retirement, he did part time work driving, scorekeeping, and |
| 17 | | working as a golf course assistant; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Leo Presley, Sr. enjoyed watching sports, |
| 19 | | golfing, bowling, and softball; he was a referee for basketball |
| 20 | | and soccer matches; he was also the co-founder of the Outcasts |
| 21 | | softball team and a member of the Sunset Bowling Team; he was a |
| 22 | | member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in North Chicago; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Leo Presley, Sr. was preceded in death by his |
| 2 | | parents; his wife, Sherian; his daughter, Angelique Presley; |
| 3 | | his sisters, Mattie Frazier and Elnora Presley; his brother, |
| 4 | | Robert Presley; and his nephews, Franklin Presley, Ladelwyn |
| 5 | | Perkins, and Rufus Presley III; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Leo Presley, Sr. is survived by his sons, Leo |
| 7 | | (Taye) Presley, Jr. and Ransley Presley; his grandchildren, |
| 8 | | Chynia Cutrer, Camdon Presley, and Carrington Presley; his |
| 9 | | sisters, Jeannie Presley, Irene (Bill) Mayfield, Dorothy |
| 10 | | (Acho) Ingram, Ruthia (Bill) Mayo, and Maria (Tony) Callahan; |
| 11 | | his brothers, Rufus (Betty) Presley, Henry (Terry) Presley, and |
| 12 | | Leroy (Regina) Presley; his godchildren, Joey Harris, Jackie |
| 13 | | Harris, Michelle Evans, and Jalen Johnson; and many nieces, |
| 14 | | nephews, other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Leo Presley, Sr.; and |
| 18 | | be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Leo Presley, Sr. as an expression of |
| 21 | | our sympathy.
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