Full Text of HR0327 095th General Assembly
HR0327 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Luther | 4 |
| Thomas Ingram, recording artist from O'Fallon, who passed away | 5 |
| on March 19, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Luther Ingram was born November 30, 1937, in | 7 |
| Jackson, Tennessee, to Richard Lee and Callie Ingram; he was | 8 |
| united in holy matrimony to Jacqueline Langford in 1961; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended public school in Jackson, Tennessee, | 10 |
| and in Alton; his family recognized his love for music at about | 11 |
| two or three years of age when his mother, dad, and older | 12 |
| brothers, Archie and Richard, couldn't sit him down during | 13 |
| church service when he heard the music and the singing; he | 14 |
| joined the group Midwest Crusaders as a young man after his | 15 |
| family moved to Alton in 1947; and
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| WHEREAS, Luther's love for singing became an integral part | 17 |
| of his life; he went to work for McDonnell Douglas Aircraft | 18 |
| Company, but his love for his music would not be squelched by | 19 |
| his work and he became a part of The Gardenias, along with his | 20 |
| two brothers and two other family friends; he quickly became | 21 |
| the feature lead singer and was known in the area as one of the | 22 |
| most talented and prolific young singers in the region; he |
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| roomed with Jimi Hendrix when each was recording in New York, | 2 |
| he performed with Ike Turner at clubs in East St. Louis, and | 3 |
| was the opening act for Isaac Hayes; and
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| WHEREAS, Luther Ingram recorded with Decca Records in New | 5 |
| York and in 1965 wrote and sang "I Spy for the FBI" with his | 6 |
| brothers in their group, Luther Ingram and the G-Men; he is | 7 |
| best remembered for his signature classic song, "If Loving You | 8 |
| Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Right"; the song was recorded in | 9 |
| 1973 and reached number 1 on the record charts; his other | 10 |
| popular songs include "Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons | 11 |
| Than One)", "I'll Be Your Shelter", and "You Never Miss Your | 12 |
| Water"; Luther Ingram was on the R&B charts thirteen times in | 13 |
| his career; he also co-wrote the Staple Singers hit song | 14 |
| "Respect Yourself"; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Luther Ingram is remembered as a soft-spoken and | 16 |
| quiet person and as an intense singer who sought perfection in | 17 |
| every song he sang; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Luther was preceded in death by his father, | 19 |
| Richard Lee Ingram; his sister, Georgia Lee; his brother, Allie | 20 |
| B.; and his grandparents; and
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The passing of Luther Ingram will be deeply felt | 22 |
| by all those who knew and loved him, especially his devoted |
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| wife of 46 years, Jacqueline; his sons, Kenneth (Rochelle) | 2 |
| Ingram, and Eric Luther (Linda) Ingram; his mother, Mrs. Callie | 3 |
| Ingram; his mother-in-law, Mrs. Rose Langford; his brothers, | 4 |
| Archie (Dorothy) Ingram, Richard (Beatrice) Ingram, Jessie | 5 |
| (Sherlene) Ingram, Frank (Karen), and Thomas (Barbara); his | 6 |
| sister, Daisy (Pennington) McGee; his grandchildren, Jemar | 7 |
| Glen, Kenneth Edward, and James Kobe; his great-aunts, Fanny | 8 |
| Henry, Norma Walls, Mildred Hill, Susan Weaver and Mary
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| (Sherman, Sr.) Hamilton; his sisters-in-law, Virgie Mae | 10 |
| Hudson, Geraldine Scott and Mary (Jesse) Brown; his | 11 |
| godchildren, Christopher (Venis) Manuel, Debra Reed, Stephanie | 12 |
| Lewis, Briana Scott, Stevie (Jessica) Scott, Maurice Scott Jr., | 13 |
| and Joseph Bates; his longtime brethren, Bernie (U-Vee) Hayes, | 14 |
| Percy Lockett, Donald Dace, John Sanders, Dr. James Logan, and | 15 |
| Randy Stewart; his nieces and nephews; his dozens of cousins; a | 16 |
| host of friends and associates along with his musical family | 17 |
| Stax/KoKo of Memphis Tennessee; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| mourn, along with all who knew and loved him, the passing of | 21 |
| musical artist Luther Ingram; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 |
| presented to the family of Luther Ingram as a symbol of our | 24 |
| respect and sympathy.
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