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90_SR0152
LRB9009761CBcb
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, THe members of the Senate were saddened to learn
3 of the death of Horace H. Holman on January 17, 1998; and
4 WHEREAS, He was born on July 17, 1912, the only child of
5 Reverend and Mrs. Houston Holman; and
6 WHEREAS, After moving to Chicago, Horace Holman enlisted
7 in the United States Army where he served in the Medical
8 Unit; he received an Honorable Discharge in 1945 following an
9 accumulation of Service Stripes and Citations; and
10 WHEREAS, After returning to Chicago, he continued his
11 education to receive a Juris Doctorate from the John Marshall
12 Law School/Blackstone School of Law; and
13 WHEREAS, He retired as Supervisor of the City of Chicago
14 Department of Purchasing and Receiving in 1985; he remained
15 active as President of the Senior Citizens' Committee of the
16 9th Ward and Precinct Captain for 45 years; he was involved
17 with the Community Watch Program and was a member of the
18 Deacon Committee at Roseland Presbyterian and a lifetime
19 member of the AMVETS Organization Post 152; and
20 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply missed by his wife,
21 Marie; his children, Harry, Anita, Michael, and Pamela; and
22 his grandchildren, Charletha, Charles, Tameka, Harry,
23 Latrice, and Tonika; therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
25 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we express our sincere
26 condolences to the family of Horace H. Holman; and be it
27 further
28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to his widow, Marie Holman.