Full Text of SR1137 102nd 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 Marvin "Preach" Webb of Edwardsville, | 4 | | who passed away on June 8, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Webb was born in Edwardsville to John and | 6 | | Lillie (Baldwin) Webb on January 12, 1936; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Webb was thought of as the goodwill | 8 | | ambassador of Edwardsville to many generations of Edwardsville | 9 | | families; he was affectionately known as "Mr. Edwardsville", | 10 | | the happy, smiling man, who visited the Downtown Edwardsville | 11 | | businesses and brought a kind word to everyone he encountered | 12 | | within the city; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Webb was a sharp dresser and regularly | 14 | | wore a fresh carnation in his lapel; he loved Edwardsville and | 15 | | Elvis, and the stores up and down the downtown area provided | 16 | | him with shirts, watches, ties, pants, shoes, and everything | 17 | | imaginable on his birthday and at other times; he also was a | 18 | | constant visitor at the Madison County Courthouse and the | 19 | | Edwardsville Police Station and was a sort of unofficial | 20 | | officer for the city; he wanted people to follow the rules and, | 21 | | in a good way, would always approach people who were not | 22 | | following those rules and try to set them straight; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Webb was a lifelong member of the Mt. Joy | 2 | | Missionary Baptist Church in Edwardsville; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Webb was preceded in death by his parents; | 4 | | his brother, Curtis Webb; and his sister, Julia McKinney; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Webb is survived by his brothers, L.D. | 6 | | Bradford and James (Cynthia) Webb; his sisters, Lavon Lagrown, | 7 | | Lillie (Fred) Willis, Pearlie Talbert, Maggie Smith, and | 8 | | Mattie Holmes; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Marvin "Preach" Webb and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Marvin Webb as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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