Full Text of SR0503 95th General Assembly
SR0503 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Curtis Stokes Jr., who passed away on | 4 |
| January 13, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Curtis Stokes Jr. was born on May 8, 1936 in | 6 |
| Helena, Arkansas; he was the second of three children born to | 7 |
| Curtis Stokes Sr. and Mildred J. Hodges; and
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| WHEREAS, Curtis Stokes Jr. confessed his faith in Christ at | 9 |
| an early age; he later became a member of St. Carthage Catholic | 10 |
| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Curtis Stokes Jr. received his education in the | 12 |
| Chicago Public School system and was a member of the 1950 | 13 |
| DuSable High School graduating class; and
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| WHEREAS, Curtis Stokes Jr. served his country with | 15 |
| distinction as a member of the United States Air Force and USAF | 16 |
| Reserve from 1955 until 1962; after his honorable discharge | 17 |
| from the Air Force, he attended Wilson Junior College; and
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| WHEREAS, Curtis Stokes Jr. was a loyal employee of the | 19 |
| United States Post Office for several years; after resigning | 20 |
| from the Post Office, he became an entrepreneur; for the last |
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| 17 years of his life, he served as an employee of the Chicago | 2 |
| Public School system, where he was assigned to Dunbar High | 3 |
| School as a Guidance Counselor's Assistant; he also served as | 4 |
| the coach of the girl's softball team, where he was fondly | 5 |
| referred to as "Stokes"; he eventually ascended to the position | 6 |
| of Chief Security Officer at Dunbar, the school he referred to | 7 |
| as "his" school; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Curtis Stokes Jr. loved his home, which served as | 9 |
| a gathering place on any given day and was referred to as "The | 10 |
| Little House on the Prairie"; he enjoying exploring the | 11 |
| culinary arts, taking his family on vacations, fishing for his | 12 |
| annual October Fish Fry, reading, and spending quality time | 13 |
| with his many loved ones; and
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| WHEREAS, Curtis Stokes Jr. was preceded in death by his | 15 |
| parents and his brother, Willie Morris; and
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| WHEREAS, Curtis Stokes Jr. is survived by his loving wife, | 17 |
| Brenda; his endearing sons, Durante (Debra) and Derrick | 18 |
| (Jermaise); his doting sister, Ollie (Nelson) McLemore; his | 19 |
| adoring grandchildren, Durante, Nicole, Dominique, and Derrick | 20 |
| Tyler; his grandson, Donzell Stokes; his dedicated uncle, James | 21 |
| Hodges; his special cousin, Patricia Nelson; and his many | 22 |
| nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives, colleagues, co-workers, | 23 |
| and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Curtis Stokes Jr.; and | 4 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the family of Curtis Stokes Jr. as an expression | 7 |
| of our sympathy.
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