Full Text of SR0211 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Larry "Buster" Reed, who passed away on | 4 | | February 15, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Larry Reed was born on March 31, 1947 in Chicago; | 6 | | his parents were James and Daisy Reed; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Larry Reed attended Skinner Elementary School and | 8 | | DuSable Upper Education Center High School, where he played in | 9 | | the school's drum and bugle corps; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Larry Reed retired from the ETA hand2mind Company | 11 | | in 1998 after almost 30 years of service as an orders manager; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Larry Reed often spent his free time reading the | 14 | | paper, watching the Chicago Bears and Bulls, fussing at the | 15 | | Chicago Cubs, listening to the blues, dancing and stepping, | 16 | | talking with friends and family, and barbecuing; he also | 17 | | enjoyed fishing, watching sports, playing softball and | 18 | | basketball with his brothers, card games, and parties; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Larry Reed will be remembered fondly by those who | 20 | | knew and loved him as a kind, gentle, and protective father and |
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| 1 | | a fun loving and friendly man who shared what he had with those | 2 | | who needed it most; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Larry Reed was preceded in death by his wife, | 4 | | Karen Ann Chambers-Reed; his parents; his grandparents, | 5 | | Charlie and Fannie Reed and Jacob and Viola Walker; and many | 6 | | other friends and family members; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Larry Reed is survived by 5 children, Larry | 8 | | Stribling, Eugene Reed, Latrice Reed, Marcelus Chambers, and | 9 | | Simone Chambers; 9 siblings, Frances Chestleigh, James Reed, | 10 | | Jesse Pitts, Robert Reed, Arthur Reed, Mae Ethel Williams, | 11 | | Sydney Reed, Lola Reed, and Fannie Mae Washington; and many | 12 | | cousins, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 15 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Larry "Buster" Reed; | 16 | | and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Larry Reed as an expression of our | 19 | | sympathy.
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