Bill Text: IL SR0961 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Reverend Ottis Langston Livingston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0961 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0961-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 Reverend Ottis Langston Livingston of | ||||||
4 | Decatur, who passed away on January 20, 2020; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Rev. Livingston was born in Decatur to Horace | ||||||
6 | Livingston Sr. and Arlusta (Sanders) Livingston on November 10, | ||||||
7 | 1929; he attended the Decatur Public Schools; he married | ||||||
8 | Honeylee Turnbo on September 2, 1950; he served in the U.S. | ||||||
9 | Army as a Combat Medic Soldier under the 15th Medical and 1st | ||||||
10 | Calvary Divisions during the Korean War; he was awarded a | ||||||
11 | Bronze Star medal along with a medal from the President of | ||||||
12 | South Korea; he was honorably discharged on November 6, 1956; | ||||||
13 | and
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14 | WHEREAS, Rev. Livingston worked as a lead operator at A.E. | ||||||
15 | Staley; he retired after 33 years of employment; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Rev. Livingston dedicated his life at an early age | ||||||
17 | to his faith; he was ordained an Elder in the Church of God in | ||||||
18 | Christ in Decatur; he attended Foursquare Bible College; he was | ||||||
19 | a Charter Member of Life Changers Church and served as a church | ||||||
20 | trustee for many years; he became the Chaplain for the Macon | ||||||
21 | County Jail in 1983; this experience led him, along with his | ||||||
22 | wife, to found the Reach Prison Ministry; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Rev. Livingston was very active within the Decatur | ||||||
2 | community; he served on several committees and councils, | ||||||
3 | including the Mental Health Committee, the Homeward Bound | ||||||
4 | Board, the City Advisory Committee, and the Elders Council; he | ||||||
5 | served as a special policeman for the City of Decatur for 18 | ||||||
6 | years; he participated as a Grand Marshal for the Decatur | ||||||
7 | Christmas Parade; he received numerous awards, plaques, and | ||||||
8 | citations from State officials and local and city leaders; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Rev. Livingston enjoyed watching local sports | ||||||
10 | games, gardening, and playing baseball as a former Jolly Boys | ||||||
11 | player; he was a man of great standards; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Rev. Livingston was preceded in death by his | ||||||
13 | parents; his daughter, Dianne; four brothers; and two sisters; | ||||||
14 | and
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15 | WHEREAS, Rev. Livingston is survived by his wife of 69 | ||||||
16 | years; his son, Bishop Glenn E. (Marcia) Livingston; his | ||||||
17 | daughters, Susan Denise (Arthur) Vickers, Donna | ||||||
18 | Livingston-Barry, and Suzy Lee Livingston; his seven | ||||||
19 | grandchildren; his eight great-grandchildren; and his nieces, | ||||||
20 | nephews, relatives, church family, and the Decatur Community | ||||||
21 | family; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
3 | Reverend Ottis Langston Livingston and extend our sincere | ||||||
4 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
5 | him; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of Reverend Livingston as an expression | ||||||
8 | of our deepest sympathy.
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