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SR1009 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Raymond Tarsor Tucker of North Chicago,
4who passed away on September 30, 2010; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Raymond Tucker was born in West Columbia, South
6Carolina on March 13, 1939, to Margaret A. Tucker and Haywood
7L. Suber; he married Sandra L. Tucker in Norfolk, Virginia over
845 years ago; and
 
9    WHEREAS, He enlisted in the United States Navy on July 9,
101957, where he served continuously until his retirement as a
11Master Chief Petty Officer in December of 1986; he then was
12employed by the United States Navy as a Transportations
13Specialist Supervisor and retired as Director of
14Transportation in December of 2008; and he was a commissioner
15of the North Chicago Housing Authority; and
 
16    WHEREAS, He was a reading power luncheon supporter; he was
17past commander of the American Legion, Sharvin Post Number 397;
18he was also a member of Turner AME Church in Columbia, South
19Carolina, and regularly attended Trinity AME Church in
20Waukegan; and
 
21    WHEREAS, He was Administrative Assistant to the Grand

 

 

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1Master, Brother Otis Cromatie; he served as Eminent Grand
2Master General Covenant, John W. Thompson Priory #3, Past Most
3Excellent Grand High Priest, Past Right Eminent Grand
4Commander, Past District Deputy Grand Master, MWPHGL, Past
5Master Rufus Mitchell Lodge #107, Past Excellent High Priest
6Stanley J. Harris #60 HRAM, Past Thrice Illustrious Master
7Nelson H. Tate, Sr. Council #21, Past Eminent Commander Leonard
8Kendricks Jr. Commandery #72, Past Patron Emblem Chapter #140,
9OES, Past Worthy Joshua North Shore Court #73, Member United
10Supreme Council AASR, PHA 33 Degree, North Shore Consistory
11#91, Past Most Worthy Grand Joshua, Most Ancient Grand Court,
12Heroines of Jericho, State of Illinois, Most Eminent Grand
13Master General, Covent General, Knight York Cross of Honor
14United States of America, PHA, and Past Potentate, Shawall
15Temple #1654; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Raymond Tucker is survived by his wife, Sandra L.
17Tucker; his brother, Marvin Tucker; his daughter, Alzena
18Dessaure; his son, Andre L. Tucker (Shirley); his adopted
19daughter/first grandchild, Latisha Tucker-Williams; his
20adopted daughters, Althea Wilkerson, Bernadette Johnson, and
21Debrau Major; his grandchildren, United States Army Sergeant
22Andre L. Tucker II (Lisa), Andre L. Tucker II, Kevin Dessaure,
23Alicia Tarsor (Lamarcus) Johnson, Zina Tucker, Sabrina (Gino)
24Rockinelli, Jeremiah Tucker, Vinson Nelson, Antonia, Ashley,
25Jeremy, Brittany, and Jalen Johnson, Monaye Welton, Raymond

 

 

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1Welton, and Spencer Welton, and Sergeant Marvin Reynolds; his
2great-grandchildren, Nyala, Marquel, Briana, Angela, Gino,
3Gabrielee, Kenneth, Noriah, and Xiontie; and a host of friends,
4many cousins, nieces, and nephews from various places;
5therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
8his family and friends, the passing of Raymond Tucker; and be
9it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to the family of Raymond Tucker as a symbol of our
12sincere sympathy.