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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Alvin
4 W. Britton of Chicago on January 26, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Britton was the fifth child of eight
6 children and was born on July 25, 1938 in Chicago to Emma
7 Louise Blake and Homer C. Britton Sr.; and
8 WHEREAS, On March 7, 1959, Mr. Britton and Joan
9 Lillybridge were united in holy matrimony and from this
10 union, there were two children born, Anthony and Alvina; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Britton was educated at Douglas Elementary
12 School and DuSable High School; he earned an Associates
13 Degree in 1960 from Wilson Junior College; in 1971, he
14 received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the
15 University of Illinois at Chicago; during the spring of 1981,
16 he joined the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; his commitment to
17 learning did not end there, he went on to receive a Juris
18 Doctorate from LaSalle University, and he was a member of the
19 National Conference of Black Lawyers (N.C.B.L.); he completed
20 his academic education in 1991 with an Adjunct Professor of
21 Law Degree from LaSalle University; and
22 WHEREAS, Mr. Britton's professional career included
23 thirty years with the Chicago Police Department, several
24 years as one of the Administrative Assistants to the late
25 Alderman Loraine Dixon, and his most current position was
26 Supervisor of Investigators in the Public Defender's Office;
27 and
28 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by all of his
29 friends and family, especially his lovely wife, Joan; his
30 son, Anthony (Lisa); his daughter, Alvina; his granddaughter,
31 Staci (Terrance); his grandson, Tony; his two
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1 great-grandchildren; his mother, Emma Louise Britton; his
2 sisters, Lois (Charles), Darlene (Robbie), Loretta (James),
3 and Lilly (John); and his many nieces, nephews, and cousins;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Britton was preceded in death by his father,
6 Homer C. Britton Sr.; and three of his siblings; therefore,
7 be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10 we mourn the death of Alvin W. Britton, along with all who
11 knew and loved him, and extend our sincerest condolences to
12 his family and friends; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to the family of Alvin W. Britton as an expression
15 of our sympathy.
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