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90_SR0067
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Thomas Welcher, Jr. of Chicago,
4 Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Thomas Welcher, Jr. was born August 10, 1940, in
6 Atlanta, Georgia; his parents were Thomas Welcher, Sr. and
7 Marion Welcher; and
8 WHEREAS, At the age of four Thomas moved to Chicago,
9 Illinois; he attended Holy Name of Mary grade school and
10 graduated from Carver High School; at an early age Thomas
11 accepted Jesus Christ as his Saviour; he was loyal and
12 devoted member of St. Jude Thaddeus Church; and
13 WHEREAS, Thomas met Mary, and on March 7, 1964 they were
14 wed as husband and wife; from this union they were blessed
15 with three children; and
16 WHEREAS, Thomas Welcher, Jr., graduated from Allied
17 Institute of Technology on August 11, 1966; from 1970 to 1973
18 he was employed as a Boiler Fireman for the City of Chicago;
19 Thomas was employed by the Chicago Board of Education for
20 twenty-two years before his retirement in December of 1995;
21 and
22 WHEREAS, Thomas Welcher, Jr., is survived by his loving
23 wife Mary; his three wonderful daughters Michelle, Lori
24 (Anthony), and Lisa; his sister Elizabeth Haney; his
25 granddaughter Letitia Evans; his cousin Charles Murray and
26 his wife Ada; his sister-in-law Marjorie Cain and her husband
27 David, and sister-in-law Julia Hammond and her husband
28 Donald; his special friends, who he considered brothers,
29 William Gordon, and George and William Lyke; his special
30 friends, who he considered sisters, Carmella Gordon and Rita
31 Kyles; his life long friends Jacqueline and John Aycox; as
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1 well as several relatives and friends; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
3 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his
4 family and friends, the death of Thomas Welcher, Jr., of
5 Chicago, Illinois; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Thomas Welcher, Jr.