Full Text of SR0077 94th General Assembly
SR0077 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were grieved to learn of the death of Thomas Earl Robinson on | 4 |
| Saturday, February 5, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on September 27, 1940, the son of Wade | 6 |
| Robinson and Beatrice Ross, in Mangham, Louisiana; he attended | 7 |
| Catholic elementary schools in Louisiana; after moving to | 8 |
| Chicago, he graduated from Crane High School and then worked as | 9 |
| a delivery person for Black's Pharmacy; and
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| WHEREAS, On February 17, 1964, Mr. Robinson enlisted in the | 11 |
| Army and valiantly served his country during the Vietnam War as | 12 |
| a military policeman; he received two marksman medals and a | 13 |
| National Defense Service Medal before his discharge on February | 14 |
| 3, 1967; he remained active as a member of the American Legion; | 15 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, After he was discharged, he returned to Chicago | 17 |
| and worked as a Chicago Transit Authority bus driver while | 18 |
| attending Kennedy-King College at night; on his bus route, he | 19 |
| met Lola Jean Marruffo; she became his wife on October 13, | 20 |
| 1970; they had two children, Stephanie Nicole Robinson and | 21 |
| Anthony Earl Robinson; the family attended Little Flower | 22 |
| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1985, he began working at Horween Leather | 24 |
| Company as a fireman; inspired by Stephanie's impending college | 25 |
| graduation, he decided to complete his education, and in 1996, | 26 |
| he became a stationary engineer; he retired from Horween | 27 |
| Leather Company in 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Thomas Earl Robinson has been | 29 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his mother, Beatrice Sam; his | 30 |
| stepfather, Harry Sam; his longtime friend, Myra Phillips; his |
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| sons, Anthony Earl (Tiffany) Robinson, Myron Phillips, and | 2 |
| Marcel Phillips; his daughters, Sandra Sherman, Stephanie | 3 |
| Nicole (Melvin) Robinson, Myra M. Phillips, Lynneice Fuller, | 4 |
| and Danielle Robinson; his brothers, Charles Edward (Helen) | 5 |
| Robinson and Ronald Sam; his sisters, Joyce Yvonne Calvin, | 6 |
| Norma Jean Sutton, and Beverly Jo Hammond; his aunt, Hattie M. | 7 |
| Nicks; his uncle, John Sam; and his many grandchildren, nieces, | 8 |
| nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 |
| Thomas Earl Robinson, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 12 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincere | 16 |
| condolences.
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