Full Text of HR0629 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 Alfred | 4 | | James Hooks of Peoria, who passed away on January 18, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Hooks was born to Oscar C. and Eva Hooks in | 6 | | Savannah, Georgia on February 19, 1947; he graduated from St. | 7 | | Pius X High School; he earned his bachelor's degree in | 8 | | Mechanical Engineering from Duke University in 1968; he | 9 | | married Clara Johnson in Peoria on May 7, 1994; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Hooks worked at Caterpillar Inc. for 40 | 11 | | years, where he retired as marketing manager; he was a | 12 | | diligent worker who exemplified professionalism; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Hooks was continually active in the | 14 | | community; he was a member of the Peoria Opportunities | 15 | | Foundation Board of Directors, the Police and Fire Commission, | 16 | | the NAACP, Concerned African American Retirees (CAAR), the | 17 | | National Brotherhood of Skiers, Peoria PAC, and the Dunlap | 18 | | High School Mentoring Program; he was a former member of the | 19 | | Peoria YMCA Board of Directors, the Quest Charter Academy | 20 | | Board, and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) | 21 | | Board; he was inducted into the African American Hall of Fame | 22 | | and awarded the Geraldine Mitchell Public Service Award for |
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| 1 | | dedicating countless hours of service to the Peoria area; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Hooks enjoyed playing racquetball, | 3 | | reading, skiing, and flying planes; he obtained his pilot | 4 | | license in 1993, and he especially enjoyed flying Clara over | 5 | | where he was raised in Savannah, Georgia; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Hooks was a man of excellence, character, | 7 | | and integrity who loved his wife, children, and grandchildren; | 8 | | his legacy will live on through those he mentored, and | 9 | | inspired; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Hooks was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents; his brother, Oscar C. Hooks Jr.; and his sister, Pam | 12 | | Hooks Steverson; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Hooks is survived by his wife of 28 years, | 14 | | Clara; his daughter, Lori (Malcolm) Cawthorne; his son, | 15 | | Malcolm (Andrea) Hooks; his stepdaughters, Tiphanie Morris and | 16 | | Nakita Morris; his stepson, Levar (Julia) Morris; his sisters, | 17 | | Alma (Merrill) Russ and Janis (James) Hornsby; his | 18 | | grandchildren, Mariah, Nia, Kellian, Mason, Kelis, Jordon, | 19 | | Tyson, Parker, and Madison; and his great-granddaughter, Ryan; | 20 | | therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we mourn the passing of Alfred James Hooks and extend our | 3 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 4 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Alfred Hooks as an expression of our | 7 | | deepest sympathy.
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