Full Text of HR0733 100th 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 Claudell | 4 | | Ervin, who passed away on December 19, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Claudell Ervin was born in Jackson, Mississippi to | 6 | | Claude and Geneva Ervin on August 8, 1943; he was baptized at | 7 | | an early age and attended Mandell United Methodist Church; he | 8 | | attended Roswell B. Mason Elementary School and David G. | 9 | | Farragut High School, where he excelled as a running back on | 10 | | the football team; he received a football scholarship to | 11 | | Central College in Pella, Iowa and earned a bachelor's degree | 12 | | in criminal justice from Chicago State University; in November | 13 | | of 1970, he married the love of his life, Thelma Johnson; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Claudell Ervin began his career with the Chicago | 15 | | Police Department in 1968; he served 13 years as a patrolman | 16 | | which included the 15th, 21st, and 22nd Districts; in April | 17 | | 1981, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and was assigned | 18 | | to the 15th District, and later, to the 11th District, where he | 19 | | was Neighborhood Relations Sergeant; he attended the | 20 | | Northwestern University Center for Public Safety Police | 21 | | Management Training Program and was assigned to the Commander's | 22 | | Office of the Police Training Division; in 1991, he was | 23 | | promoted to the rank of lieutenant and assigned as the |
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| 1 | | Commanding Officer of the Police Training Academy's Operations | 2 | | Section; in May of 1996, he was promoted to commander of the | 3 | | Area 1 Detective Division; later that year he returned to his | 4 | | roots as commander of the 11th District; he retired in 2000 | 5 | | after 32 years of service; in 2008, he returned to law | 6 | | enforcement as chief of police for the Village of Hazel Crest; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Claudell Ervin mentored young men from the | 9 | | Westside of Chicago through his support of various athletic | 10 | | programs that produced talents such as Isiah Thomas, Glen "Doc" | 11 | | Rivers, and Mark Aguirre; through his leadership, various youth | 12 | | entered into the field of law enforcement and had successful | 13 | | careers; he was responsible for the success of such programs as | 14 | | the 11th District Prayer Vigil, Mayor Daley's Super Block, the | 15 | | Ministers Alliance, the Men's Club, youth athletic programs, | 16 | | the Explorer Scouts Program, the Explorer Gospel Fest, the | 17 | | Junior Police, Toys-for-Tots, and his personal favorite, the | 18 | | box car derby; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Claudell Ervin served as head of security for the | 20 | | 1988 NBA All-Star Weekend, held for the first time in Chicago; | 21 | | he then became NBA Security Director for the Chicago Bulls, | 22 | | where he served through 2004; and | 23 | | WHEREAS, Claudell Ervin was licensed to preach and attended |
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| 1 | | the Northern Baptist Seminary; he served as a chaplain at | 2 | | Advocate Bethany Hospital; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Claudell Ervin was a member of the National | 4 | | Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), and | 5 | | served as chairman of the board for the Bobby E. Wright | 6 | | Community Mental Health Center; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Claudell Ervin was a member of New Morning Star | 8 | | M.B. Church, where he was actively involved in Christian | 9 | | education and served as chairman of the board of deacons; in | 10 | | 2003, he joined the Third Baptist Church in Chicago; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Claudell Ervin was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents and his brother, Ronald Ervin; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Claudell Ervin is survived by his wife of 47 | 14 | | years, Thelma; his children, Michele (Lee) Bussie and Jason | 15 | | (State Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin) Ervin; his brothers, Jerry | 16 | | (Flora) Ervin and Michael (Sheila) Ervin; his sisters-in-law, | 17 | | Evelyn Brady, Ruthie (Charles) Johnson, and Katherine | 18 | | (Michael) Smith; his brothers-in-law, Roger (Dorothy) Johnson, | 19 | | Robert Johnson, and Reginald (Sharon) Johnson; his | 20 | | grandchildren, Lee Hollis Bussie, Blake Douglas Bussie, and Pa | 21 | | Pa's "sweet little angel", Jeneva Claudette Ervin; numerous | 22 | | nieces, nephews, and friends; a very special brother-in-law, |
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| 1 | | Charles Johnson; and a devoted care giver, Ronald Neely; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | mourn the passing of Claudell Ervin, and extend our sincere | 6 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 7 | | him; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Claudell Ervin as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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