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92_SR0394
LRB9216616RHrh
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 Arthur Lee Stovall, Jr., who passed away on March 9, 2002;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Arthur Lee Stovall, Jr. was the eldest son born
7 to the union of the late Arthur Sr. and Anna Billups Stovall
8 on September 29, 1921 in West Point, Mississippi; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Stovall accepted hope in Christ at an early
10 age at the Buelah Grove Baptist Church in Artesia,
11 Mississippi; he was educated in the Clay County School System
12 and later moved to East St. Louis, Illinois in 1945; and
13 WHEREAS, During his life, Mr. Stovall was employed with
14 the Airtherm Manufacturing Company, Local 100 Labor Union,
15 and Burns Security Company; and
16 WHEREAS, The passing of Arthur Lee Stovall, Jr. will be
17 deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his
18 devoted wife of 36 years, Quencella S.J. Stovall; his
19 stepsons, Isaac Ferguson, Jr., Paul (Lorraine) Ferguson,
20 Sherman (Teresa) Ferguson, and Juandecarlo Ferguson; his
21 stepdaughter, Sheryl (Jonathan) Tanner; his brothers, Joe Lee
22 Stovall, Fred Stovall, and Walter (Barbara) Stovall; his
23 sisters, Erlene Randall, Elaine Williams, Eliza Voiton, Anna
24 Marble (J.T.), Peggy Stovall, Georgia Mae (Earvin) Randall,
25 and Ida (Lorenzo) Humphrey; his sisters-in-law, Joyce
26 (Donald) McKinley, Amy Jackson, and Mrs. Lillian Washington;
27 his goddaughters, Latori (Vincent) Clark and Tammy Vinson;
28 his ten grandchildren; his two great-grandchildren; and a
29 host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and
30 friends; therefore, be it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
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1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
2 all who knew him, the death of Arthur Lee Stovall, Jr. of
3 East St. Louis, Illinois; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the family of Arthur Lee Stovall, Jr. with our
6 sincere condolences.