Full Text of HR1043 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Louis | 4 | | "Joe Lou Darling" Stevenson, who passed away on January 18, | 5 | | 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Louis Stevenson was born in Hollandale, | 7 | | Mississippi to Miles Edward and LeeAnna Stevenson on May 12, | 8 | | 1952; his family moved to Chicago in 1969 and he graduated from | 9 | | Wendell Phillips High School; he married Theresa Davis on March | 10 | | 3, 1973 and enlisted in the United Marine Corps that same
year; | 11 | | he achieved the rank of Sergeant and was honorably discharged | 12 | | in May of 1983; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Louis Stevenson attended McCoy Barber College and | 14 | | became the owner and operator of Lord n' Lou's Barber Shop in | 15 | | Dolton; after he retired, he worked as a lead barber with his | 16 | | nephews at TNT Barber Shop in Chicago; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Louis Stevenson was a gifted artist; as a special | 18 | | tribute to his brother, Jerry, and his mother, LeAnna, he drew | 19 | | a mural on the backsplash of the baptismal pool of the New Hope | 20 | | Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, which can still be viewed | 21 | | today; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Louis Stevenson married his longtime friend and | 2 | | soul mate, Tawanna, on April 29, 2014; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Louis Stevenson was preceded in death by his | 4 | | brother, Jerry; his mother, LeAnna Stevenson; his daughter, | 5 | | Pamela; his father, Miles Edward Stevenson; and his sisters, | 6 | | Mildred and Velma; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Louis Stevenson is survived by his daughters, | 8 | | Tamela
(Terry), Elaine (Maurice), and Karema (Wayne); his son,
| 9 | | Jerry; his stepdaughter, Kierra; his sisters, Nellie
(Dennis) | 10 | | Speed, Dorothy Smith, Olivia
Williams, and Betty Stevenson; his | 11 | | brothers, James (Gloria) Stevenson and Charles (Maxine)
| 12 | | Stevenson; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and | 13 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | mourn the passing of Louis "Joe Lou Darling" Stevenson, and | 17 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | 18 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Louis Stevenson as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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