Bill Text: IL HR0983 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Kenneth Louis Morgan Sr.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-06-25 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner [HR0983 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR0983-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Kenneth | ||||||
| 4 | Louis Morgan Sr., who passed away on June 13, 2026; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Kenneth Morgan was born in Chicago on November | ||||||
| 6 | 27, 1961, the youngest of four children born to Paul and Louise | ||||||
| 7 | Morgan, and raised in Chicago's Englewood community; he | ||||||
| 8 | attended John P. Altgeld Elementary School and graduated from | ||||||
| 9 | Chicago Vocational High School; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Kenneth Morgan was a dedicated lifelong learner | ||||||
| 11 | and pursued higher education at Prairie View A&M University in | ||||||
| 12 | Prairie View, Texas and Western Illinois University in Macomb | ||||||
| 13 | before earning a Master of Arts in Psychology from Chicago | ||||||
| 14 | State University in 1999; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Kenneth Morgan's faith was important to him, and | ||||||
| 16 | he lived according to the principles of peace, love, honesty, | ||||||
| 17 | joy, hope, and compassion, serving as an example to those | ||||||
| 18 | around him through his character and actions; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Kenneth Morgan met Kimberly in 1986, the woman | ||||||
| 20 | who would become his lifelong partner and best friend; after | ||||||
| 21 | years of building a strong foundation of love, commitment, and | ||||||
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| 1 | friendship, they were united in marriage in 2000 and together | ||||||
| 2 | raised three sons, Walter, Kenneth Jr., and Anthony; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Kenneth Morgan dedicated his professional life to | ||||||
| 4 | serving others and strengthening his community; he served as | ||||||
| 5 | an administrative assistant to an elected official in | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago's 16th Ward and later devoted 28 years of | ||||||
| 7 | distinguished service to the University of Illinois Chicago, | ||||||
| 8 | where he was respected for his professionalism, integrity, | ||||||
| 9 | knowledge, and unwavering commitment to students, faculty, | ||||||
| 10 | staff, and the institution's mission; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Kenneth Morgan was affectionately known as | ||||||
| 12 | "Biscuit" and found great joy in sports, particularly football | ||||||
| 13 | and basketball, and treasured time spent with his family, | ||||||
| 14 | friends, and grandchildren, creating memories that will be | ||||||
| 15 | cherished for generations; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Kenneth Morgan leaves behind a legacy of faith, | ||||||
| 17 | perseverance, service, and devotion to family; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Kenneth Morgan was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 19 | parents and his siblings, Anthony, Anita, and Paul Morgan; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Kenneth Morgan is survived by his beloved wife, | ||||||
| 21 | Kimberly Morgan; his sons, Kenneth (Carla) Jr., Anthony | ||||||
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| 1 | (Jasmine), and Walter Morgan; his grandchildren, Taylor, | ||||||
| 2 | Kenneth III, Kamille, and Aniylah (Josiah); and numerous | ||||||
| 3 | brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended | ||||||
| 4 | family members, friends, and the many faculty, staff, | ||||||
| 5 | students, and colleagues whose lives he touched through the | ||||||
| 6 | University of Illinois Chicago Cooperative Extension Service, | ||||||
| 7 | Urban Health Program, College of Medicine, and College of | ||||||
| 8 | Applied Health Sciences; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 10 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | we mourn the passing of Kenneth Louis Morgan Sr. and extend our | ||||||
| 12 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, colleagues, and | ||||||
| 13 | all who knew and loved him; and be it further | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Kenneth Morgan as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||
