Full Text of SR0717 095th General Assembly
SR0717 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Joseph Roosevelt Peabody of East St. | 4 |
| Louis, who passed away on May 6, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Peabody was born on December 23, 1934 in | 6 |
| East St. Louis; his parents were Clifford and Rosie Lee | 7 |
| (Washington) Peabody; he was the fourth of five children; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Peabody attended the East St. Louis Public | 9 |
| Schools and graduated from Lincoln Senior High School; upon his | 10 |
| honorable discharge from the United States Navy, he enrolled at | 11 |
| Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, where he received his | 12 |
| Bachelor of Arts degree; he then completed a Master of Social | 13 |
| Work degree from St. Louis University; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Peabody held various positions in the field | 15 |
| of social services; he was employed as a social worker with | 16 |
| Illinois Public Aid; he served as Director of the Governor | 17 |
| Ogilvie Office of Human Resources in East St. Louis; he served | 18 |
| as Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity Commission | 19 |
| and the Southwestern Illinois Agency on Aging; he served as | 20 |
| School District 189's Division Director; he was employed with | 21 |
| the East Side Health District; and he served as an Asthma | 22 |
| Counselor for Washington University; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Peabody's dedication to the East St. Louis | 2 |
| community was demonstrated in his civic accomplishments; in | 3 |
| addition to serving as a board member to various organizations, | 4 |
| he was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; he was | 5 |
| also a School Board Member of School District 189 and a | 6 |
| Precinct 36 Committee Member; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Joseph Peabody married Barbara Jean Savage on | 8 |
| December 24, 1961; from that union, three children were born, | 9 |
| Kimberly Lynn Peabody, Ph.D., Kraig Roosevelt Peabody, and | 10 |
| Kendall Clifford Peabody, MBA (Jaye Lynn); he also had four | 11 |
| grandchildren, Adrian Kendall, Kendall Clifford Jr., Jaden | 12 |
| Joseph, and Maya Nicole Ina; he had many accomplishments | 13 |
| throughout his life, yet he was most proud of his family; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Peabody will be remembered by all who knew | 15 |
| and loved him as a charismatic and energetic man, a jovial and | 16 |
| kind friend, a generous and dedicated father, a proud and | 17 |
| supportive grandfather (PaPa), and a caring and loving husband; | 18 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 20 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 21 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Joseph Roosevelt | 22 |
| Peabody; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of Joseph Peabody as an expression of | 3 |
| our sympathy.
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