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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Calvin Ashford Jr. of Chicago, who passed
4 away on June 24, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was the Principal and Design Director of
6 Gilmore-Ashford-Powers, a notable interior design firm; his
7 many clients included Maya Angelou, Sammy Sosa, Jalen Rose, and
8 Juwan Howard; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He was born in Fairfield, South Carolina in 1935
10 and raised in Michigan; he received a degree in design from
11 Columbia University in New York; he also received a Master's
12 degree in microbiology from the University of Michigan and his
13 doctorate in microbiology from the University of Illinois at
14 Chicago; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He worked in private residences in New York,
16 Chicago, Palm Springs, and around the globe, in such places as
17 Canada and Great Britain; his work has been showcased in
18 Architectural Digest, London Designs and Interiors, House and
19 Garden, and Better Homes & Gardens; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Calvin Ashford Jr. is survived by his mother,
21 Alice Ashford; his brothers, Nickolas (Valerie Simpson)

 

 

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1 Ashford, Albert Ashford, Paul Ashford, and Henry Ashford; his
2 sisters-in-law, Elaine, Denise, and Juanita; and many nieces
3 and nephews and cousins; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
5 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
6 his family and friends, the passing of Calvin Ashford Jr.; and
7 be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the family of Calvin Ashford Jr. as a symbol of
10 our sincere sympathy.