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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Kenneth H. Tate of Chicago, who passed
4 away on January 21, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Kenneth Tate was born on September 7, 1944 in
6 Corpus Christi, Texas; he was the only child of Ferdie and
7 Marchelee Tate; his family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where
8 he graduated from Sumner High School; and
 
9     WHEREAS, From 1964 to 1970, Kenneth Tate served in the
10 United States Navy, where he was assigned to the VF 96 Fighter
11 Squadron in San Diego, California; after his honorable
12 discharge, he was employed for 17 years at General Motors;
13 during that time, he became a loving father to his son, Marcus,
14 and his daughter, Nikkea; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Determined to make a career change after his time
16 at GM, Kenneth Tate attended Lindenwood College, graduating
17 with a Bachelor's in Business Administration in 1989; soon
18 after, he became an auditor for the City of St. Louis; and
 
19     WHEREAS, In 2000, Kenneth Tate moved to Chicago, where he
20 was hired by the City of Chicago's Department of Human
21 Services; he ascended through the ranks, attaining the position

 

 

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1 of Accountant IV; shortly after moving to Chicago, he met Dawn
2 Scarlett, whom he would eventually marry in July of 2008; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Kenneth Tate was an avid sports fan who had
4 excelled in high school football and enthusiastically kept up
5 with his hometown teams, the St. Louis Cardinals and Rams, even
6 after moving to Chicago; he was also an ardent fan of classic
7 soul and the Motown Sound; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Kenneth Tate is survived by his loving wife, Dawn;
9 his children, Marcus Epps and Nikkea; his parents, Ferdie and
10 Marchelee; his step-daughters, Samira Malik and Fatima (Craig)
11 Simmons; his step-grandchildren, Craig, Jr., and Taylor; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Kenneth Tate will be remembered by all who knew
13 and loved him as a charming, caring, and easygoing man whose
14 authentic personality endeared him to everyone he met;
15 therefore, be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
17 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
18 his family and friends, the passing of Kenneth H. Tate; and be
19 it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to the family of Kenneth H. Tate as an expression of

 

 

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1 our sympathy.