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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Donald
4 Woods, who recently passed away; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Donald Woods was born March 19, 1950 in Chicago to
6 the late Elder James Lee and Willie Rosene Woods; Donald and
7 his twin Ronald were the 9th and 10th of the 17 children born
8 to this union; his twin, Ronald Woods, lived to the age of 15
9 months old and preceded him in death; his sister, Clara Smith,
10 also preceded him in death; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Donald was born into the Philadelphia Church of
12 God in Christ where his grandfather was a member; he later
13 united and became a charter member of the New St. Mary Church
14 of God in Christ under the leadership of Elder Harrison Bolton
15 and later joined the St James Church of God in Christ under the
16 leadership of Elder Willie J. Campbell; Donald served
17 faithfully as a Deacon at St. James and was committed to his
18 church; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Donald received his education in the Chicago
20 Public Schools attending Robert Burns Elementary, Farragut,
21 and Prosser High Schools; he furthered his education by also
22 attending and completing classes towards his engineering

 

 

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1 degree at Wright Junior College; Donald was first and foremost
2 a dad; three of his nine children preceded him in death, Ronald
3 Flowers, Donald Flowers, and Ronald Woods; in July 1986, while
4 working at Hefferan Elementary, Donald became acquainted with
5 Mr. John Eggleston, a resident of the block and was introduced
6 to Mr. Egggleston's daughter, Joyce; Donald married the love of
7 his life, Joyce Ann Woods on July 22, 1997; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Donald worked in various capacities for the
9 Chicago Board of Education, ranging from custodian to his last
10 position of Chief Engineer for Bouchet Academy; this includes
11 his tenure at the following schools: Charles E. Hughes, Mason
12 CPC, Helen M. Hefferan, DuSable HS, Leif Erickson Academy,
13 Oscar Mayer, Sumner Academy, Nathan Goldblatt, and Bouchet
14 Academy; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Donald served as an Alcohol and Addiction
16 Counselor for Lutheran Family Services for 21 years; he was a
17 member of Alcoholics Anonymous for the past 22 1/2 years; his
18 affiliations include the following clubs and organizations:
19 Wanderers 37, Evans Avenue, West Section Club, Real Folks, AA
20 in Search of Serenity, Farragut HS Alumni Reunion Committee,
21 and the "HitMen" softball team; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Donald was a dedicated husband, father,
23 grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend; he leaves to

 

 

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1 celebrate his transition, his wife Joyce; his children,
2 Chrisonia (Robert) Butler, LayShonne (John) Quinn, Tracey
3 Flowers, Michael Woods, Karmon Robinson, and Shirley Woods; his
4 godson, Patrick J. Brooks; his grandchildren, Tatiara Flowers,
5 Jhonne Quinn, Derrick Moore, Jr., Tamya Hubbard, Shakira
6 Robinson, Mandizaya (Ziggy) Robinson, Diamani Woods, and
7 Morgan Butler; his father-in-law, John Eggleston; his
8 siblings, Rosie Evans, Doris (Clifford) Lauderdale, James
9 Woods, Jr., Susie Norris, Mary (George) Lowery, Ruth Griffith,
10 Marvin Woods, Beverly Towner, Linda Woods, Rosalyn Woods,
11 Rosetta Jackson, Michael Woods, Gerald Woods, and Mark Woods;
12 his four aunts, Sarah Johnson, Dorothy Agers, Audrey Woods, and
13 Flossie Carruthers; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and
14 many, many friends; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Donald
18 Woods; and be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to the family of Donald Woods as a symbol of our
21 sympathy.