Full Text of SR0643 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Richard Cotton Jr., who passed away on | 4 | | November 23, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton was born in Tishabee, Alabama to | 6 | | Richard Sr. and Virgina Cotton on November 7, 1945; his faith | 7 | | was important to him beginning at an early age, and he joined | 8 | | Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton was a dedicated employee of the | 10 | | Dolton Park District; he was self-taught in many trades, | 11 | | including welding, carpentry, woodworking, and many others; | 12 | | his co-workers affectionately referred to him as Mr. C, Mr. | 13 | | Fix-it, Pops, and Papa Cotton; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton was generous, devoted, | 15 | | hardworking, understanding, and reliable; he was a quiet man | 16 | | of action, willing to lend a hand to anyone in need; he did not | 17 | | spend his life worrying and lived his life with purpose, | 18 | | surrounded by his family who adored him; he was a humble man | 19 | | who lived an honest life; he had a huge heart and a bright and | 20 | | beautiful smile that touched everyone he met; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton and his wife Bertha spent their |
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| 1 | | life together operating as a unit, building their home on the | 2 | | foundation of love and commitment; they were affectionately | 3 | | known as Papa Cotton and Mama Cotton to their family; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton was an amazing bowler with the | 5 | | trophies to prove it; he enjoyed fishing and was an admirer of | 6 | | all sports, especially Alabama football; he spent most of his | 7 | | days tending to his garden, a hobby he inherited from his | 8 | | mother, playing with his beloved granddaughters, grilling, and | 9 | | enjoying his trusted word searches while watching Walker Texas | 10 | | Ranger; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents and his siblings, James, Thennie, Elizabeth, Mary, | 13 | | Joseph, Johnnie, Willie, Jesse, Virgina, Josephine, and | 14 | | Eartha; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cotton is survived by his wife of 49 | 16 | | years, Bertha; his daughters, Katherine, Krystal, and Katrina; | 17 | | his granddaughters, Krysten and Mackenzie; his sisters, | 18 | | Dorothy Cotton and Ida (Paul) Cotton Harden; his in-laws, | 19 | | Levone Campbell, Mary-Helen Bell, Lillian Mullen, Patricia | 20 | | (Marvin) Head, Vera Merriweather, Lilly Rose, and Ulysses | 21 | | Simmons; children he referred to as his own, Pearl Cox, | 22 | | Valerie Cotton, Alan (Sandra) Canty, Mondeyl (Anita) Canty, | 23 | | and Lavell Applewhite; his honorary sister, Betty Nelson; and |
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| 1 | | numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends; | 2 | | therefore, be it | 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Richard Cotton Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Richard Cotton as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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