HR0202 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Herbert Bias, Sr. of Chicago, who passed away on March 6, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Herbert Bias, Sr. was born on September 30, 1939 in Harriston, Mississippi; he relocated to Chicago in 1962; and

WHEREAS, He and his wife, Ann, opened their first McDonalds Restaurant in 1984; together, they went on to operate McDonalds on 87th and Wabash, 65th and Stony Island, 115th and St. Lawrence, and 95th and Jeffrey streets on Chicago's southside; Mr. Bias was an active member of the Black McDonalds Owners Association and involved with community and social concerns; and

WHEREAS, In 2002 Mr. Bias was selected to be a torch bearer at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah; and

WHEREAS, Herbert Bias Sr. is survived by his wife, Ann; his son, Herbert Bias, Jr.; his daughter, Joy Johnson (the past president of the NBA Wives Behind the Bench; son-in-law and former NBA basketball player Eddie Johnson, who played for the Seattle Supersonics, Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, and Houston Rockets; his three grandchildren; his brother, his two sisters; his six sisters-in-law; his six brothers-in-law; and many other relatives and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Herbert Bias, Sr. and extend our condolences at this time; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Herbert Bias, Sr. as a symbol of our sympathy.