Full Text of SR0696 093rd General Assembly
SR0696 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Carl Frederick | 4 |
| McFerren of Chicago on Friday, February 13, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. McFerren was born on March 6, 1933 in Chicago; | 6 |
| he was the only son of Bland and Fannye Mae McFerren; during | 7 |
| the mid-1930s, the McFerren family settled in Morgan Park; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. McFerren attended Shoop Elementary and Morgan | 9 |
| Park high schools; he was a gifted student who loved music; he | 10 |
| studied classical piano for eleven years and became an | 11 |
| accomplished pianist; and
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| WHEREAS, Following high school, and to the delight of his | 13 |
| parents, Mr. McFerren was accepted into Alabama's prestigious | 14 |
| Tuskegee Institute; he studied Structural Engineering, but | 15 |
| majored in Jazz and Hot Rods; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1954, Mr. McFerren entered the United States | 17 |
| Army; after basic training, he was sent to Germany, where he | 18 |
| spent the rest of his term; following an Honorable Discharge in | 19 |
| May of 1956, he returned to his family in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1951, he met Vivian Warren and soon knew that | 21 |
| he had met his partner for life; the two were married on July | 22 |
| 25, 1953; during their five decade marriage, the couple was | 23 |
| blessed with four children and six grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, During the first few years of married life, Mr. | 25 |
| McFerren worked as a bus driver for the Chicago Transit | 26 |
| Authority; in 1961, he landed his dream job when he was | 27 |
| accepted into the academy of the Chicago Fire Department; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. McFerren loved being a fireman and relished |
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| all facets of the job; although lightweight in stature, he was | 2 |
| also fearless, a rare combination, which often proved useful; | 3 |
| his ability and willingness to jump onto a roof, climb out of a | 4 |
| window, or squeeze into a small space soon earned him the | 5 |
| nickname "Fly", a moniker he wore proudly; after 31 years of | 6 |
| dedicated service, he retired in May of 1992; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. McFerren spent his retirement doing the things | 8 |
| he loved best, such as fishing, camping, gardening, attending | 9 |
| Chicago Bulls and Bears games, enjoying back yard barbeques, | 10 |
| reminiscing with his buddies, or just spending time at home; he | 11 |
| was happiest when doing simple things, surrounded by his | 12 |
| friends and family, especially his grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Carl Frederick McFerren will be | 14 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his wife of fifty years, Vivian | 15 |
| Warren McFerren; his daughters, Sigrid and Apryll; his sons, | 16 |
| Carl Demetri (Yvette) and Warren (Libby); his grandchildren, | 17 |
| Andrea, Simone, Rachel, Carl Jr., Sydney, and Warren Matthew; a | 18 |
| host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; and his | 19 |
| beloved cat, Bruno; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 21 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
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| Carl Frederick McFerren along with all who knew and loved him
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| and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; | 24 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| presented to the family of Carl Frederick McFerren as an
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| expression of our deepest sympathy.
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