HR1377 98TH 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 Albert Davis Cheeks of Chicago, who passed away on November 9, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks was born on April 9, 1930 to Alice (nee Hunter) and Sandy Cheeks; he was one of 9 children; he married Dovie Leon Conway in 1954 in Canton, Mississippi; and

WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks worked at International Harvest, Inc. as a Master Mechanic for 35 years, retiring in 1992; and

WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks enjoyed walking, bowling, cooking, planting vegetables, deer hunting with his nephews, watching Wheel of Fortune with his wife, and secretly watching soap operas; he was an avid sports fan, especially of the Chicago Bears; he was a lifelong member of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago; he volunteered much of his time with the Greater Chicago Food Depository to help the less fortunate; and

WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, Albert Cheeks is survived by his wife, Dovie; his children, Delois Cheeks Graham, Albert Cheeks, Jr., Ronald Stephen Cheeks, Darnell Cheeks, Alice Richell Cheeks-Zutant, and Wardene Stewart; his grandchildren; his great-grandchildren; his great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews who affectionately called him "Uncle A.D."; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Albert Davis Cheeks, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Albert Cheeks as an expression of our deepest sympathy.