Full Text of SR0321 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
Ricky Lee Randolph, who passed away on | 4 | | August 24, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ricky Lee Randolph was born on November 2, 1963, | 6 | | in Chicago; his parents were Sylvester and Fannie Randolph; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ricky Lee Randolph graduated from Mason | 8 | | Elementary and Farragut High School; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ricky Lee Randolph was baptized at an early age by | 10 | | the late Reverend George Clark; in his final months, he began | 11 | | attending worship services at New Life Covenant Church under | 12 | | the leadership of Senior Pastor John F. Hannah; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ricky Lee Randolph worked in the conference center | 14 | | at the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis since 1997; he served as | 15 | | the supervisor of a team of five who worked for Compass Group, | 16 | | a food services company; he was well loved and respected by his | 17 | | co-workers and the lawyers at the firm; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ricky Lee Randolph loved to cook; his passion for | 19 | | food led him to start his own company, Ricky Randolph Catering; | 20 | | he began his business by selling dinners in the community; |
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| 1 | | through word of mouth, Ricky's business grew by leaps and | 2 | | bounds; Ricky cooked for judges, lawyers, dignitaries, the cast | 3 | | and crew of numerous Broadway productions, including The Lion | 4 | | King, Mary Poppins, and The Color Purple, and his family and | 5 | | friends; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Ricky Lee Randolph was well known for his Ricky | 7 | | Randolph & Friends Annual White Party, which brought his | 8 | | community together each summer for one night of Hollywood in an | 9 | | urban milieu; the White Party was Ricky's gift of love to the | 10 | | Lawndale community and he spared no expenses in this display of | 11 | | excellence; the event helped to raise funds to produce the 1400 | 12 | | and 1500 blocks of South Kenneth's Annual Back-to-School Block | 13 | | Club Party and offset the costs for purchasing book bags and | 14 | | school supplies for children in the community; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ricky Lee Randolph was preceded in death by his | 16 | | brothers, Sylvester Jr. and James; his sister, Diane; and his | 17 | | parents; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Ricky Lee Randolph is survived by his sisters, | 19 | | Barbara (Thomas), Sherain (Maurice), Vickie (Joseph), and | 20 | | Tajuana (William); his brother, Kenneth; his daughter, Shakita | 21 | | Thurman; his uncles, Willie, Chester, Clarence, Aubrey, and | 22 | | George; his nieces, Shunvonner, LaShunda, Sheri, Keneata, | 23 | | Kewana, Tameika, Terinika, Jasmine, and Joy; his nephews, |
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| 1 | | Sylvester III, Thomas, Will, Fontaine, Terry, Willie, Kenard, | 2 | | Joseph, Josh, Kenneth, Keshon, and Marcus; and his many | 3 | | great-nieces and great-nephews, great-great nieces and | 4 | | great-great nephews, special siblings, other family members, | 5 | | and special friends; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 8 | | his family and friends, the passing of Ricky Lee Randolph; and | 9 | | be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Ricky Lee Randolph as an expression | 12 | | of our sympathy.
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