Full Text of HR0896 102nd 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 LeRoy | 4 | | Franklin Lilly, who passed away on July 6, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, LeRoy Lilly was born to Vater Mae Fite and J.C. | 6 | | Lilly in Panola County, Texas on March 30, 1930; he graduated | 7 | | from Carthage Colored High School at 16 years of age; he served | 8 | | in the U.S. Air Force from July 1947 to July 1950, beginning | 9 | | his military service as a truck driver and an automotive | 10 | | equipment operator at the Kelly Air Force Base in Dallas | 11 | | before transferring to Alaska; after he was honorably | 12 | | discharged, he joined his family in Maywood, Illinois, | 13 | | continuing his studies to become a lab technician; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, LeRoy Lilly worked as a mechanical engineer at | 15 | | the American Can Company, known today as U.S. Steel; he | 16 | | retired after 42 years of service; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, LeRoy Lilly married Barbara Louise Rainey on | 18 | | November 17, 1957, and they had five children; they lived in | 19 | | the West Garfield Park community before moving to Oak Park in | 20 | | 1971, where he raised his children for 30 years until his | 21 | | retirement; during those years, he and his wife were | 22 | | entrepreneurs, purchasing a six-unit building, owning a |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, LeRoy Lilly studied to become a 33rd Degree Mason | 3 | | of Bethlehem Lodge 14; he also earned the title of Night Temple | 4 | | and Mecca No. 2 within the Shriners organization; he was a | 5 | | member of VFW American Legion Post 13 in Plainfield and was | 6 | | honored in 2021 as the oldest surviving member at 91 years of | 7 | | age; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, LeRoy Lilly committed to his faith at an early | 9 | | age, becoming a baptized member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in | 10 | | Carthage, Texas; he was also a dedicated member of Bethel | 11 | | Lutheran Church for over 30 years, where he served as a deacon; | 12 | | alongside his wife, he joined the Neighborhood United | 13 | | Methodist Church after moving to Plainfield, Illinois, where | 14 | | he supported the Communion Board, loved bible study, and | 15 | | attended many church trips; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, LeRoy Lilly enjoyed being sociable and loved a | 17 | | good joke, good music, a good drink, and a good time; he | 18 | | enjoyed traveling and vacationing annually with his family; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, LeRoy Lilly was a beloved father, grandfather, | 21 | | and great-grandfather known for being a man of few words, | 22 | | whose deeds spoke volumes to all who knew him; he will be |
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| 1 | | remembered for his quiet strength, soft smile, selflessness, | 2 | | and the love and support he gave to his family; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, LeRoy Lilly was preceded in death by his parents; | 4 | | his son, Darius LaRoi Lilly; his sisters, Vater Goodman and | 5 | | Billie June Neal; his uncles, Dan Lilly and Leon Conners; his | 6 | | aunts, Herese Bowman and Inez Chiszm; and his grandparents, | 7 | | Marvin and Selma Conners; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, LeRoy Lilly is survived by his wife of 65 years, | 9 | | Barbara; his daughters, Iris James, State Representative | 10 | | Camille Y. Lilly, and K. Jasmyn Lilly; his son, Brian S. Lilly; | 11 | | his grandsons, Richard F. (Sharon) James, Darius J. Turner, | 12 | | former NBA player Evan M. Turner, and Brian S. Lilly II; his | 13 | | granddaughter, Briana Lilly; his great-grandsons, Richard F. | 14 | | Nii-Ayitey James II and Darius J. Turner Jr.; his | 15 | | great-granddaughter, Aubrey M. Turner; his niece, April | 16 | | (Vincent) Braggs; his nephews, Jerome Goodman and Kevin | 17 | | (Jackie) Neal; his cousins, Alyce Stewart, Joy Conners, and | 18 | | Melody Conners; and a host of great-nieces, great-nephews, | 19 | | cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we mourn the passing of LeRoy Franklin Lilly and extend our | 23 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of LeRoy Lilly as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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