Bill Text: IL SR1596 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Charles Edward Clark Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR1596 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1596-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 Charles Edward "Sonny" Clark Jr., who | ||||||
4 | passed away on March 13, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Charles Clark Jr. was born in Meridian, | ||||||
6 | Mississippi to Ada May and Charles Alan Clark Jr. on January | ||||||
7 | 20, 1945; his family was a part of the "Great Migration" and | ||||||
8 | moved to Chicago, where he graduated from Skinner Elementary | ||||||
9 | School and completed his education at Cregier High School; in | ||||||
10 | high school, he joined the neighborhood Drum and Bugle Corp and | ||||||
11 | developed a lifelong love of music, especially jazz; he found | ||||||
12 | joy in music and played the bass and snare drums; he married | ||||||
13 | Donna Jones in April 1969; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Charles Clark Jr. enjoyed sharing in the ministry | ||||||
15 | of Jehovah with his spiritual brothers and sisters; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Charles Clark Jr. enjoyed entertaining his family | ||||||
17 | and friends; he was an excellent cook and was known for his | ||||||
18 | creative and intricate carpentry designs; he turned his love of | ||||||
19 | skating into a family adventure by handcrafting the family's | ||||||
20 | skates and designing personalized skate bags; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Charles Clark Jr. was preceded in death by his |
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1 | mother and his grandson, Jamel Cook; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Charles Clark Jr. is survived by his wife, Donna; | ||||||
3 | his daughters, Sharunda Clark, Cassandra Davidson, Charlene | ||||||
4 | Clark, Margaret (Glen) Taylor, and Keisha Clark; his sisters, | ||||||
5 | Maxine Brown, Cheryl (Earl) Johnson, and Revlon (Larry) Burton; | ||||||
6 | his brothers, Jerome Clark and Ronald Clark; his grandchildren, | ||||||
7 | Jonai and Jaszmin Madison, Juwan, Kahill, and Nina Davidson, | ||||||
8 | and Dominique Hodgens-Clark; and his many nieces, nephews, | ||||||
9 | cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | Charles Edward "Sonny" Clark Jr. and extend our sincere | ||||||
13 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
14 | him; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to Charles Clark Jr. as an expression of our deepest | ||||||
17 | sympathy.
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