Full Text of HR0687 94th General Assembly
HR0687 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois were deeply saddened to learn of the death of | 4 |
| Russell DeBerry, Sr. of Hillsboro on July 9, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. DeBerry was born December 24, 1941, in | 6 |
| Ridgeley, Tennessee, to Doris DeBerry and Geneva (Evans) | 7 |
| Whitfield; he had 11 siblings, James Whitfield, Herman | 8 |
| Whitfield, Nolan Whitfield, Billy Whitfield, Wallace | 9 |
| Whitfield, Cassandra Chairs, Faye Jackson, Marquetta Rush, | 10 |
| Betty Ann Chappel, Wilma Barner, and Patricia Baldwin; and
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| WHEREAS, He grew up in Cairo, moved to Mt. Vernon, and | 12 |
| later moved to Hillsboro in 1980; he married Gesta Herrod on | 13 |
| May 5, 1964 in Cairo; and
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| WHEREAS, He was retired from Graham Correctional Center in | 15 |
| Hillsboro, where he had worked as a Correctional Officer; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the NAACP, the United Front | 17 |
| Labor Local 1137, Forest of Lebanon Masonic Lodge 71, where he | 18 |
| was a 32nd Degree Mason, and Morning Star Baptist Church in | 19 |
| Cairo; he also attended St. James Baptist Church in Hillsboro; | 20 |
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Russell DeBerry, Sr. is felt by all | 22 |
| who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Gesta; his | 23 |
| children, Druscilla DeBerry, Carmen Dalenzurla, Marcus | 24 |
| DeBerry, Russell DeBerry, Jr., Rachel Davis, Jerri Lynn | 25 |
| DeBerry, and Demetrious DeBerry; his 15 grandchildren, four of | 26 |
| whom he and Gesta raised, Tamara DeBerry, Tameka DeBerry, Jamel | 27 |
| Thompson, and Darius Clark; his special grandchild, Jade Nicole | 28 |
| DeBerry; his three great-grandchildren; his special niece, | 29 |
| Farica Grantham; and his special friend, Brad Fricke; | 30 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 |
| we mourn the passing of Russell DeBerry, Sr. and extend to his | 4 |
| family and friends our thoughts and prayers during this | 5 |
| difficult time; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 8 |
| sympathy.
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