Bill Text: IL HR0224 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Theotha Lane.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-20 - Resolution Adopted [HR0224 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0224-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Theotha | ||||||
| 4 | Lane, who passed away on April 6, 2021; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Theotha Lane was born in Inverness, Mississippi | ||||||
| 6 | to Marion Sr. and Francis Lane on August 15, 1947; he was a | ||||||
| 7 | member of Holy Grove Church and attended Gentry Elementary | ||||||
| 8 | School; his family relocated to Chicago, where he graduated | ||||||
| 9 | from John Marshall High School; he married Mary Lane on August | ||||||
| 10 | 29, 1977, and they shared 41 years of marriage with a blended | ||||||
| 11 | family of seven children; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Theotha Lane worked at Courtesy Food, Daniel's | ||||||
| 13 | Country, and Johnnie's; he also worked for General Motors and | ||||||
| 14 | then at Chatham Foods; he later worked at County Fair, where he | ||||||
| 15 | retired as a produce manager; he owned a grocery store on the | ||||||
| 16 | West Side of Chicago, created "Honey Do" Delivery Services, | ||||||
| 17 | and was known as DJ "Hangout Daddy" on the West and South Sides | ||||||
| 18 | of Chicago for over 30 years; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Theotha Lane attended Prince of Peace Missionary | ||||||
| 20 | Baptist Church, where he served as a choir member with the Male | ||||||
| 21 | Choir; he later joined the Everlasting Love Outreach Ministry, | ||||||
| 22 | where he served as a deacon and chairman; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Theotha Lane was affectionately known as | ||||||
| 2 | "Rooster"; he enjoyed being a Precinct Captain in the 16th | ||||||
| 3 | Ward and had a heart for service and a love for people; he | ||||||
| 4 | enjoyed singing songs by The Canton Spirituals and The | ||||||
| 5 | Williams Brothers and was an avant gardener with a beautiful | ||||||
| 6 | green thumb; he loved playing double fifteen dominoes with his | ||||||
| 7 | brother Arthur and his brother-in-law Eldridge; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Theotha Lane was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 9 | sisters, Sara, Beulah, Carrie, Sue, and Mae Emma; his | ||||||
| 10 | brothers, Marion Jr., Jimmy, Clinton, and Louis; his | ||||||
| 11 | granddaughter, Brianna Jenkins; and his grandson, Dwayne | ||||||
| 12 | Jones; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Theotha Lane is survived by his children, Abigail | ||||||
| 14 | (Elliot) Lagrone, Verleaner Lane, Dwayne (Adela) Jones, | ||||||
| 15 | Camille Lane, Mary F. Lane-Jenkins, Leslie Harris, and Tommie | ||||||
| 16 | Harris; his brothers, Arthur (Margie) Lane and Rev. Leonard | ||||||
| 17 | (Amy) Lane; his brothers-in-law, Eldridge Glover and Kenneth | ||||||
| 18 | (Loretta) Byest; his sisters-in-law, LaVern Lane, Carolyn | ||||||
| 19 | Lane, Linda Lane, Linda (Saul) Nutall, Odean Burks, and Bobbie | ||||||
| 20 | (Zeb) Hinds; his 12 grandchildren and eight | ||||||
| 21 | great-grandchildren; his Godson, Renaldo Moore; his special | ||||||
| 22 | daughter, TiChina Barrett; numerous nieces, nephews, family, | ||||||
| 23 | and friends; and his dog, Rusty; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 3 | we mourn the passing of Theotha Lane and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 4 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 5 | him; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of Theotha Lane as an expression of our | ||||||
| 8 | deepest sympathy.
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