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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Gregory Patrick Winbush of Chicago, who
4 passed away on September 1, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Gregory Patrick Winbush was born to Captain James
6 V. Winbush Sr. of the Chicago Fire Department and Sarah Clark
7 Winbush on August 8, 1950; he was christened at Holy Angels
8 Catholic Church on September 17, 1950; he was educated at St.
9 George Elementary and St. Cecilia Catholic Grammar School and
10 graduated from Holy Name Cathedral High School in 1968; and
 
11     WHEREAS, During his time at Holy Name Cathedral High
12 School, he made a name for himself in basketball, averaging
13 over 40 points per game and holding many records and earning
14 many awards; he attended the University of Illinois at Chicago
15 on a basketball scholarship and continued his love for sports
16 by working for the Chicago Park District as a lifeguard and as
17 a referee for basketball & football with the Illinois High
18 School Association; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Gregory Winbush developed and organized a
20 non-for-profit organization, "Project New Start", for youth to
21 avoid criminal activity; he was the co-chairman of the United
22 Negro College Fund for the City of Chicago Employee's

 

 

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1 fundraising campaign and assisted with neighborhood garden
2 projects, Meals on Wheels, and with the Illinois High School
3 Officials Association; and
 
4     WHEREAS, He served as the Project Administrator for the
5 Department of Transportation; he also worked in the Department
6 of Water and in the Department of Consumer Services; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Gregory Winbush was preceded in passing by his
8 parents, James & Sarah; his only sister, Victoria; and his
9 brothers, Thaddeus and Cordello; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Gregory Patrick Winbush leaves to cherish his
11 memory his daughters, Sinceria (Edwardo), Patrice (Chaun), and
12 Stephanie; his grandchildren, Jasmine, Jade, Shauntrice, Ryan,
13 and Tahji; his former wives, Francine Winbush and Janice
14 Winbush; his brothers, James Jr., Stephen, Gerald, Stanley,
15 Craig, and Johnathan; his nieces & nephews, India, Sherese,
16 Kim, Sharron, Sherryl, Risha, Dalan, Diamond, Drake, and Craig
17 Jr.; and his many other family members and friends; therefore,
18 be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
20 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
21 his family and friends, the passing of Gregory Patrick Winbush;
22 and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Gregory Patrick Winbush as a symbol
3 of our sympathy.