Bill Text: IL SR0563 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Robert C. Barksdale of Chicago.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR0563 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0563-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 Robert C. Barksdale of Chicago, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on May 15, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Robert Barksdale was born in Sallis, Mississippi | ||||||
| 6 | to Charlie Davis and Virginia Roby Barksdale on January 4, | ||||||
| 7 | 1940; his family moved to Chicago in 1957; he married Emogene | ||||||
| 8 | Wilder at Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church in 1960, | ||||||
| 9 | but they separated in 1975; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Robert Barksdale worked for General Motors for | ||||||
| 11 | over five years, Evanston Hospital for 20 years, Virginia | ||||||
| 12 | Executive Building Maintenance for 20 years, and George's and | ||||||
| 13 | Ashland Foods for over 10 years; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Robert Barksdale enjoyed talking with people, | ||||||
| 15 | playing cards, dancing, taking Sunday car rides, listening to | ||||||
| 16 | music, repairing old cars, and cooking; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Robert Barksdale met Sheila Gaines in 2002 and | ||||||
| 18 | from that point on they were inseparable; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Robert Barksdale was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 20 | parents; his granddaughter, Dhiaa; his brother, David; and his | ||||||
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| 1 | sisters, Malinda and Darlene; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Robert Barksdale is survived by his wife, Emogene; | ||||||
| 3 | his daughters, Gloria, Hakeema (Clifford), Sadiqua, and | ||||||
| 4 | Mumina; his sons, Rahim and B.J.; his grandchildren, Wesley, | ||||||
| 5 | Waraka, Arnirah, Temilade, Haziq, Hana, Jamia, Gerald, Cameel, | ||||||
| 6 | Jamar, Sabeeyah, Hajarah, Hannah, Aaasim, and Musawwir; his | ||||||
| 7 | great-granddaughters, Amoni and Amiya; his brothers, John, | ||||||
| 8 | Frank (Rosemary), Timothy, Gerry, James, and Ricky; his | ||||||
| 9 | sisters, Susie, Lucille, Derotha, Billie, Adele, Odele | ||||||
| 10 | (Louis), Charlene, Theresa (Rodney), Sylvia, and Dyann; and | ||||||
| 11 | numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, and friends; | ||||||
| 12 | therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Robert C. Barksdale, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 17 | further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Robert Barksdale as an expression of | ||||||
| 20 | our deepest sympathy.
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