Bill Text: IL SR0919 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Rev. Thomas Phillips.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-18 - Resolution Adopted [SR0919 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0919-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Rev. Thomas Phillips; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Rev. Phillips was born in Hinds County, | ||||||
5 | Mississippi to Hugh and Catherlean (Ward) Phillips on January | ||||||
6 | 16, 1937, the third of 13 children; he relocated to Chicago in | ||||||
7 | the mid-1960s; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Rev. Phillips worked with the American Precision | ||||||
9 | Casting Co. and later earned a position as a union steward; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Rev. Phillips was a member of the Chicago Chapter | ||||||
11 | of the NAACP and the Masonic Lodge; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Rev. Phillips never drifted from his upbringing | ||||||
13 | in the church and served in many capacities, from a deacon to | ||||||
14 | an associate minister; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Rev. Phillips was preceded in death by his | ||||||
16 | parents; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Rev. Phillips was a loyal father to 10 children; | ||||||
18 | a loving grandfather to 27 grandchildren; a fond | ||||||
19 | great-grandfather to 51 great-grandchildren; a caring |
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1 | great-great-grandfather to one great-great-grandchild; and a | ||||||
2 | protector of his siblings and family; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
5 | Rev. Thomas Phillips and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
6 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
7 | further
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