Full Text of SR2167 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 Matthew F. Parker, Jr. of Rock Island, | 4 | | who passed away on August 4, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Parker, Jr. was born on December 21, 1925 | 6 | | in Chicago; his parents were Matthew F. Parker, Sr. and Louella | 7 | | Gordon Parker; he married Katherine Bowen on December 18, 1948 | 8 | | in Moline; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Parker, Jr. served in the United States | 10 | | Navy during World War II; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Parker, Jr. attended the University of | 12 | | Illinois; he worked at IH Farmall in Rock Island for 39 years | 13 | | and owned and operated Parker Janitorial Service with his wife | 14 | | for 33 years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Parker, Jr. was a member of New Journey | 16 | | African Methodist Episcopal Church in Moline; he was active | 17 | | with the Democratic Party and served as a precinct committeeman | 18 | | for 23 years and as a trustee for Rock Island Township for more | 19 | | than 35 years; he was a member of the Martin Luther King Center | 20 | | Active Club; he was very active as a Freemason, having belonged | 21 | | to King Solomon Lodge No. 20 F & A.M. P.H.A., Tri-Cities |
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| 1 | | Consistory No. 82, Masqat Temple No. 141 Imperial Council | 2 | | A.E.A.O.N.M.S., United Supreme Council of Scottish Rite of | 3 | | Freemasonry-33rd Degree, Commander of the Rite, Desert Rat | 4 | | Degree Team, Downstate Brotherhood Club of Illinois, Past | 5 | | Master Council No. 10 of Second District, president of Past | 6 | | Master Council, Past Patron of Adah Chapter No. 10 Order of the | 7 | | Eastern Star, Starlight Club, and District Deputy Grand Patron | 8 | | O.E.S.; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Parker, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 10 | | wife, Katherine; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Parker, Jr. is survived by his children, | 12 | | Cynthia (Craig) Parker-McGee, Michael Parker, and Rosemary | 13 | | (Donnie) Childs; his grandchildren, Robert Parker, Brittany | 14 | | Parker, and Xavier Parker; his great-grandchildren, Julian and | 15 | | Jada Parker, Emmanuel Bomar, Cienna Pettit, X'zayviyanah | 16 | | Parker, and Jamaine Jones; his special friend, Thresa Johnson; | 17 | | his special niece, Allison Martin; and several nieces and | 18 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 21 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Matthew F. Parker, | 22 | | Jr.; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Matthew Parker, Jr. as an expression | 3 | | of our sympathy.
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