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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Elder Carl Edwin Prude, Sr. of East St.
4 Louis, who passed away on January 21, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Elder Carl Edwin Prude, Sr. graduated from East
6 St. Louis Lincoln Senior High with Honors in 1950; he graduated
7 from Universal Business College in East St. Louis; he graduated
8 with an Associate's Degree from State Community College East
9 St. Louis; and he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from
10 Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He received an honorable discharge from The United
12 States Army, having served during the Korean Conflict; and
 
13     WHEREAS, He retired from the United States Post Office as a
14 Clerk; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Elder Prude was the former Pastor of the Church of
16 God In Christ Congregation in East St. Louis; and he was the
17 founding Pastor of the Bride Of Christ Church of God In Christ,
18 also in East St. Louis; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Elder Carl Prude is survived by his wife of more
20 than 55 years, Lillie B (nee Lewis) Prude; he was the father of

 

 

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1 8 children, Avis, Carl Jr., Mark, Vian, Lili, Dona, Paul, and
2 Dwan; and he was the grandfather and great-grandfather of many;
3 therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
5 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
6 his friends, family, and congregation, the passing of Elder
7 Carl Edwin Prude, Sr.; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the family of Elder Carl Edwin Prude, Sr. as a
10 symbol of our sincere sympathy.