Full Text of SR0536 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 Rev. Howard Nichols, Sr. of Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on March 22, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Nichols, Sr. was born in Canton, Mississippi | 6 | | on August 17, 1936 to Walter and Rosie Nichols; he received his | 7 | | Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Roosevelt University; he | 8 | | married Ruth E. Hudson in 1955; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1954, Rev. Nichols, Sr. joined Pleasant Gift | 10 | | Missionary Baptist Church; he preached his first sermon there | 11 | | in 1968 and became head pastor in 1989; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Nichols, Sr. is survived by his wife, Ruth; | 13 | | his children, Debra, Shari (Curtis, Sr.), Krista (Greg), Marva | 14 | | (Thomas), and Howard, Jr.; and a host of grandchildren, other | 15 | | family, friends, and the congregation of Pleasant Gift MB | 16 | | Church; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Rev. Howard Nichols, Sr., and extend our sincere condolences to | 20 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 21 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Rev. Nichols, Sr. as an expression | 3 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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