Full Text of SR2241 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 Willie Spurlock, Jr., also known as | 4 | | Evangelist Emanuel Lee Israel, who passed away on August 26, | 5 | | 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Willie Spurlock, Jr. was born on May 7, 1951 in | 7 | | Minter City, Mississippi; his parents were Will Sr. and Emma | 8 | | Davis Spurlock; he married Audrey Daniels Spurlock on May 7, | 9 | | 1973 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Willie Spurlock, Jr. graduated from Classen High | 11 | | School in 1973 and attended Olive Harvey College; he enlisted | 12 | | in the United States Air Force, where he served as an | 13 | | administrative specialist; he received many accolades and | 14 | | awards during his Air Force service and was honorably | 15 | | discharged in 1975; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Willie Spurlock, Jr. enjoyed reading the Bible, | 17 | | attending various services around the community, evangelizing | 18 | | to inmates, visiting nursing homes, volunteering at Lincoln | 19 | | Challenge Academy, spending time with his family, and being of | 20 | | assistance whenever he was needed; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Willie Spurlock, Jr. was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents; his wife, Audrey; and his siblings, Richard Spurlock | 2 | | and Inez Kelly; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Willie Spurlock, Jr. is survived by his children, | 4 | | Nakkia Williams, Lakesha Seck, Shaune Spurlock Winfield, | 5 | | Latoyia Spurlock, and Willie Spurlock III; his granddaughter, | 6 | | Destinie Spurlock; his siblings, Bobby Spurlock, Walter | 7 | | (Alice) Spurlock, Booker T. (Bernice) Spurlock, Roderick | 8 | | Spurlock, Samuel Spurlock, Harris Spurlock, Florence Spurlock, | 9 | | Diana (Tyrone) Spurlock Smith, and Rosie (James) Rouse; and | 10 | | many other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Willie Spurlock, Jr., | 14 | | also known as Evangelist Emanuel Lee Israel; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Willie Spurlock, Jr. as an | 17 | | expression of our sympathy.
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