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92_SR0390
LRB9216559RHrh
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Troy Lee Franklin, who passed away on March 20, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Troy Lee Franklin was born on November 1, 1936,
6 in Moscow, Tennessee, to the late Sam and Ethel Ledora
7 Franklin; he married Verna Mae Johnson on November 3, 1956;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Franklin confessed a hope in Christ at an
10 early age and was baptized at New Bethel Baptist Church in
11 Moscow, Tennessee; on October 23, 1999, he became a member of
12 the Greater Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Franklin attended Franklin Elementary School
14 in Moscow, Tennessee; he was employed with the Memphis City
15 School Board of Education, where he retired in 1986; and
16 WHEREAS, The passing of Troy Lee Franklin will be deeply
17 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife,
18 Verna Mae Franklin; his daughters, Yvonne (Kenneth) Davis,
19 Carol (Chris) Davis, Cynthia Franklin, Cathy Franklin, and
20 Mary Franklin; his sons, Troy Lee Franklin, Jr., Sam
21 Franklin, and Stanley (Rhonda) Franklin; his sisters, Nancy
22 Jean Wooddall, Lenora Aida, and Ada Wilder; his brothers,
23 J.D. Franklin, Leepoli (Patricia) Franklin, and L.C. (Alice)
24 Franklin; his 20 grandchildren; his 6 great-grandchildren;
25 and a host of cousins, nephews, nieces, and friends;
26 therefore, be it
27 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
28 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
29 all who knew him, the death of Troy Lee Franklin; and be it
30 further
31 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 presented to the family of Troy Lee Franklin with our sincere
2 condolences.