SR0158 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of George Thomas Warfield Jr. of Decatur, formerly of Los Angeles, California, who passed away on March 4, 2023; and

WHEREAS, George Warfield was born to George Thomas Sr. and Jessie Pauline (Ledsinger) Warfield in Louisville, Kentucky on October 11, 1938; he was raised in Metropolis, graduating from Metropolis High School in 1956; he relocated to Decatur after graduation that same year, where he was employed as a factory laborer with Caterpillar; he joined the U.S. Navy in January 1958, serving on active duty for four years and in the Navy Reserve for four years before being honorably discharged in 1964; he then moved to Los Angeles, California and attended Los Angeles Trade Technical College, where he studied brick masonry, and Los Angeles City College; and

WHEREAS, George Warfield was employed as an animal control officer by the County of Los Angeles, retiring in 1998; and

WHEREAS, George Warfield was a member of First AME Church Los Angeles and a member of the Men of FAME Choir, where he often made baked goods for the youth department; he was known for his signature peach cobbler and lemonade cake; and

WHEREAS, George Warfield was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Charlene Delores; his brother, Lannis Wayne Warfield Sr.; his nephews, Lannis Wayne Warfield Jr. and Brian "Poncho" Carney; and his niece, Ebony Jewel Howard; and

WHEREAS, George Warfield is survived by his daughters, Lori Nadine Warfield and Toni Yvette Adams; his grandchildren, Aubrey Brooks Haynes, Brandon Connish, and Daniel R. Phillips; his brothers, Jesse O. Warfield, Larry E. (Eloise) Warfield, and Roger (Mattie) Warfield; his sisters, Joel I. (Louis) Webster, Gloria E. (John) Jordan, Jackie S. Warfield, Freda R. (Chester) Parsons, and Beverly A. Warfield; his special friends, Katherine Hines and Arthur Perkins; and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of George Thomas Warfield Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of George Warfield as an expression of our deepest sympathy.