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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Wesley
4Nelson, Jr., who passed away on June 8, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Wesley Nelson, Jr. was born on August 9, 1941 in
6Sardis, Mississippi; his parents were Wesley Nelson, Sr. and
7Cora Alice Nelson; he married Patricia Jones on March 14, 1970;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Wesley Nelson, Jr. was educated in St. Louis
10public schools; he served in the United States Air Force from
111962 to 1966 during the Vietnam War; after being honorably
12discharged at the end of his four-year enlistment, he returned
13home to St. Louis, Missouri and was employed at McDonnell
14Douglas for several years; and
 
15    WHEREAS, In 1973, Wesley Nelson, Jr. moved to Chicago,
16where he attended engineering training school and completed his
17certification as a Licensed Stationary Engineer for the City of
18Chicago; he was employed by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
19District for 18 years until his retirement in 2000; and
 
20    WHEREAS, After retiring, Wesley Nelson, Jr. settled in
21Edwardsville to be closer to his St. Louis family; he also

 

 

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1enjoyed many periods of snow-birding in Ft. Myers, Florida
2while spending time with his close friend, Bob Knes and his
3family; he also enjoyed hanging out at the American Legion
4Hall, cruise ships, fishing, casino gambling, listening to the
5blues, watching game shows and old movies, and spending time
6with his family; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Wesley Nelson, Jr. was preceded in death by his
8parents; his sister, Cora Lee Slack; and his half-sister,
9Cyndia Doyle; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Wesley Nelson, Jr. is survived by his daughters,
11Michelle Mitchell and Shivonne (Illinois State Representative
12Elgie) Sims; his son, Shawn (Marie) Nelson; his sisters,
13Shirlene Niblett and Izella Doyle (Robert Dodd); his
14grandchildren, Brannon (Jazmine) Joiner, Kristena Houston,
15Sydney and Spencer Nelson, and Kennedy and MacKenzie Sims; his
16uncle, Jesse Billington; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and
17friends; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
20we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of
21Wesley Nelson, Jr.; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to the family of Wesley Nelson, Jr. as an expression
2of our sympathy.