Full Text of HR0224 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 Theotha | 4 | | Lane, who passed away on April 6, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Theotha Lane was born in Inverness, Mississippi | 6 | | to Marion Sr. and Francis Lane on August 15, 1947; he was a | 7 | | member of Holy Grove Church and attended Gentry Elementary | 8 | | School; his family relocated to Chicago, where he graduated | 9 | | from John Marshall High School; he married Mary Lane on August | 10 | | 29, 1977, and they shared 41 years of marriage with a blended | 11 | | family of seven children; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Theotha Lane worked at Courtesy Food, Daniel's | 13 | | Country, and Johnnie's; he also worked for General Motors and | 14 | | then at Chatham Foods; he later worked at County Fair, where he | 15 | | retired as a produce manager; he owned a grocery store on the | 16 | | West Side of Chicago, created "Honey Do" Delivery Services, | 17 | | and was known as DJ "Hangout Daddy" on the West and South Sides | 18 | | of Chicago for over 30 years; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Theotha Lane attended Prince of Peace Missionary | 20 | | Baptist Church, where he served as a choir member with the Male | 21 | | Choir; he later joined the Everlasting Love Outreach Ministry, | 22 | | where he served as a deacon and chairman; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Theotha Lane was affectionately known as | 2 | | "Rooster"; he enjoyed being a Precinct Captain in the 16th | 3 | | Ward and had a heart for service and a love for people; he | 4 | | enjoyed singing songs by The Canton Spirituals and The | 5 | | Williams Brothers and was an avant gardener with a beautiful | 6 | | green thumb; he loved playing double fifteen dominoes with his | 7 | | brother Arthur and his brother-in-law Eldridge; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Theotha Lane was preceded in death by his | 9 | | sisters, Sara, Beulah, Carrie, Sue, and Mae Emma; his | 10 | | brothers, Marion Jr., Jimmy, Clinton, and Louis; his | 11 | | granddaughter, Brianna Jenkins; and his grandson, Dwayne | 12 | | Jones; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Theotha Lane is survived by his children, Abigail | 14 | | (Elliot) Lagrone, Verleaner Lane, Dwayne (Adela) Jones, | 15 | | Camille Lane, Mary F. Lane-Jenkins, Leslie Harris, and Tommie | 16 | | Harris; his brothers, Arthur (Margie) Lane and Rev. Leonard | 17 | | (Amy) Lane; his brothers-in-law, Eldridge Glover and Kenneth | 18 | | (Loretta) Byest; his sisters-in-law, LaVern Lane, Carolyn | 19 | | Lane, Linda Lane, Linda (Saul) Nutall, Odean Burks, and Bobbie | 20 | | (Zeb) Hinds; his 12 grandchildren and eight | 21 | | great-grandchildren; his Godson, Renaldo Moore; his special | 22 | | daughter, TiChina Barrett; numerous nieces, nephews, family, | 23 | | and friends; and his dog, Rusty; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we mourn the passing of Theotha Lane and extend our sincere | 4 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 | | him; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Theotha Lane as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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