SR0156 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0156 LRB096 12017 GRL 23833 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of I.J. Gardner, who passed away on February 16, 2009; and

WHEREAS, I.J. Gardner was born on October 29, 1949 in Mendenhall, Mississippi; his parents were K.C. and Lillie Gardner; and

WHEREAS, I.J. Gardner attended Farragut High School, the University of Illinois Circle Campus, and Haverford College in Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a master's degree in journalism; and

WHEREAS, I.J. Gardner served as a precinct captain and was an employee of the City of Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation, where he made many friends; and

WHEREAS, I.J. Gardner confessed his faith in Christ at an early age; he was baptized at St. Peter M.B. Church, where he attended until he and his family moved to Chicago and he united with First Baptist Church; and

WHEREAS, I.J. Gardner was preceded in death by his father, K.C., and his brother, Milton; and

WHEREAS, I.J. Gardner is survived by his mother, Lillie; his sons, Ikari and Daevion; his grandsons, Ikari, Jr., Javonte, and Theodric; his brothers, Kasey and Jim; his sisters, Peggie, Sandra, and Glenda; his uncles, George, James, Ray, and Timmy; his aunts, Vernie and Hazel; his special cousin, Naomi; and his many nieces, nephews, in-laws, and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of I.J. Gardner; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of I.J. Gardner as an expression of our sympathy.