Full Text of HR0884 94th General Assembly
HR0884 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to | 4 |
| the family and friends of Lander Crumpton, Jr., who passed away | 5 |
| on November 21, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Crumpton was born on July 20, 1927, in Pine | 7 |
| Bluff, Arkansas, to Lander Crumpton, Sr., and Latisha Crumpton; | 8 |
| on September 28, 1945, he wedded Symathew Crater and together | 9 |
| they had 10 children; and
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| WHEREAS, They moved to Chicago in 1951, where Mr. Crumpton | 11 |
| worked for the steel mills until he retired; and
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| WHEREAS, The Crumptons were one of the first families to | 13 |
| move into Robert Taylor Homes when it was built by the Chicago | 14 |
| Housing Authority as an answer to Chicago's housing shortage; | 15 |
| in 1971, Mr. Crumpton bought a house in Roseland Community, | 16 |
| where he became an active member in his community; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Crumpton participated in neighborhood watch | 18 |
| groups and in the Chicago's CAPS program; he loved children and | 19 |
| would spend many days watching the kids in the neighborhood | 20 |
| making sure they were safe; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, He is preceded in death by his wife and his | 22 |
| parents; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lander Crumpton, Jr. will be felt | 24 |
| by all who knew and loved him, especially his sister, Pearl | 25 |
| Bassett; his sons, Thomas, Robert, Carl, Corneal, Jerome, | 26 |
| William, Billy, Pete, Randy, and Clarence; his daughter, Betty; | 27 |
| his very special friend, Mildred Wynn; his 6 grandchildren; his | 28 |
| 9 great-grandchildren; and a host of loving family members and | 29 |
| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 |
| we mourn, along with all who knew and loved him, the death of | 4 |
| Lander Crumpton, Jr.; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the family of Lander Crumpton, Jr.
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