Bill Text: IL SR0112 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of L.A. Wallace of Beach Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0112 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0112-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of L.A. Wallace of Beach Park, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on January 23, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, L.A. Wallace was born on December 26, 1935, in | ||||||
| 6 | Lake Cormorant, Mississippi; his parents were Jesse and | ||||||
| 7 | Susannah Wallace, Sr.; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, L.A. Wallace was the founder and operator of North | ||||||
| 9 | Chicago Black Topping Company in the early 1960s; he later | ||||||
| 10 | founded the North Chicago Disposal Service; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, L.A. Wallace was a member of Jesus Name Apostolic | ||||||
| 12 | Church; he accepted Jesus as his personal savior and was | ||||||
| 13 | baptized by Elder John Caples; he later re-dedicated his life | ||||||
| 14 | to Christ under the guidance of one of his nieces, Pastor | ||||||
| 15 | Debbie Richards; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, L.A. Wallace is survived by his wife, Doris; his | ||||||
| 17 | sons, Pastor Melvin R. (Felicia) Wallace, Lamont Wallace, and | ||||||
| 18 | Casey Wallace; his daughters, Rita Byrd, Wanda (Acey) Derrick, | ||||||
| 19 | and Salys; his stepchildren, Willie and Dorian; his brothers, | ||||||
| 20 | Clarence (Willa), Theathra, and Lee (Jimmie); his sister, | ||||||
| 21 | Elenora Hopkins; and his many grandchildren, | ||||||
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| 1 | great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear | ||||||
| 2 | friends; therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 5 | his family and friends, the passing of L.A. Wallace; and be it | ||||||
| 6 | further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to the family of L.A. Wallace as an expression of our | ||||||
| 9 | sympathy.
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