Full Text of SR0822 096th General Assembly
SR0822 96TH 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
Timothy Michael Ash, who passed away on | 4 |
| April 19, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Timothy Ash was born on January 29, 1952; his | 6 |
| parents were Mary L. McFarlin and William T. Newell; and
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| WHEREAS, Timothy Ash attended Du Sable High School and | 8 |
| later graduated from Wayne High School; he then earned an | 9 |
| Associate of Science degree from San Diego Mesa College and an | 10 |
| Associate of Technology degree from Illinois Technical | 11 |
| College; and
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| WHEREAS, Timothy Ash served his country with pride and | 13 |
| distinction as a member of the United States Navy; after | 14 |
| enlisting in 1971, he received schooling and training at the | 15 |
| Great Lakes Naval Base and the U.S. Naval Service School in | 16 |
| Orlando, Florida; during his tour of duty, he was stationed in | 17 |
| Japan as an Advanced Undersea weaponsman and Relations Officer; | 18 |
| he was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1975; and
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| WHEREAS, Timothy Ash accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior | 20 |
| through song in the Junior Choir at the Bethel, M.B. Church in | 21 |
| Chicago; he also enjoyed working at the Prince of Peace Church |
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| in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Timothy Ash was preceded in death by his brother, | 3 |
| Kenneth Ash; his sister, Marguerite Ash; his grandmother, | 4 |
| Louise T. Royston; his grandfathers, Alzada Kendall and Chester | 5 |
| Baker; his uncle, Napoleon Ash; his stepfathers, Milton | 6 |
| Alexander Sr. and Carver McFarlin; and his father-in-law, John | 7 |
| T. Conley; and
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| WHEREAS, Timothy Ash is survived by his wife, Joyce | 9 |
| Conley-Ash; his daughter, Jessica M. Ash; his parents; his | 10 |
| step-father, George Ratliff; his mother-in-law, Gwendolyn J. | 11 |
| Conley; his brothers, Timothy W. Ash (Regina), Joseph Ash | 12 |
| (Joyce), and Milton Alexander Jr.; his sisters, Jamesetta L. | 13 |
| Ash, Louise T. Alexander, and Sharon B. McFarlin; and his many | 14 |
| nephews, nieces, and other family members; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 16 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 17 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Timothy Michael Ash; and | 18 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to the family of Timothy Ash as an expression of our | 21 |
| sympathy.
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