Bill Text: IL HR0392 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Horace Oliver Taffe, Ph.D.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0392 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0392-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 Horace | ||||||
4 | Oliver Taffe, Ph.D., who passed away on August 22, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dr. Taffe was born to Owen Emmanuel and Carmen | ||||||
6 | Louise Taffe in Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica on July 18, | ||||||
7 | 1953; he received his bachelor's degree in electrical | ||||||
8 | engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and his | ||||||
9 | master's degree in adult education from DePaul University, | ||||||
10 | where he also studied organizational change management; he | ||||||
11 | earned his Doctor of Philosophy from Walden University, where | ||||||
12 | he also studied behavioral science and family intervention | ||||||
13 | strategies; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Dr. Taffe worked as an executive consultant and | ||||||
15 | strategist at the JP Consulting Firm in South Holland; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Taffe was a member and ministry leader at All | ||||||
17 | Nations Community Church, where he was active in many church | ||||||
18 | committees; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Dr. Taffe loved art and was a talented artist and | ||||||
20 | photographer; he was also an excellent cook who enjoyed | ||||||
21 | preparing Jamaican and American cuisine for his family; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Dr. Taffe will be remembered as a | ||||||
2 | conversationalist, a storyteller, a role model, and a mentor; | ||||||
3 | and
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4 | WHEREAS, Dr. Taffe was preceded in death by his daughter, | ||||||
5 | Carmen; his parents; and his sister, Yvonne; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Dr. Taffe is survived by his wife, Mary; his son, | ||||||
7 | Craig L. Taffe; his sisters, Thelma Taffe and Ann-Marie | ||||||
8 | (Edwin) Goforth; his brothers, Lansley (Althea) Taffe and Paul | ||||||
9 | (Marina) Taffe; his granddaughters, Savannah Taffe, Gabrielle | ||||||
10 | Taffe, and Kailani Taffe; and a host of nieces, nephews, | ||||||
11 | great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, other family members, | ||||||
12 | and friends; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
14 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
15 | we mourn the passing of Horace Oliver Taffe, Ph.D. and extend | ||||||
16 | our sincere
condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
17 | knew and loved
him; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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19 | presented to the family of Dr. Taffe as an expression of
our | ||||||
20 | deepest sympathy.
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