Bill Text: IL SR2057 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Sterling D. Grandberry of Oak Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR2057 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2057-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 Sterling D. Grandberry of Oak Park, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 28, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Sterling Grandberry was born in Macon, Tennessee | ||||||
6 | to A.D. and Norsie (Hunter) Grandberry on June 7, 1933; he was | ||||||
7 | raised in Chicago by the late Jasper and Lottie Parrish and | ||||||
8 | attended Chicago Public Schools; he graduated from Manley High | ||||||
9 | School and then served in the United States Army as a Head Chef | ||||||
10 | during the Korean War, until his honorable discharge in | ||||||
11 | December 1956; he married Ethel Lee Gillerson and, after her | ||||||
12 | death, married Debra Mabone; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Sterling Grandberry worked as the Head Chef at | ||||||
14 | Henrici's Restaurant in the 1950s; during this time, he also | ||||||
15 | owned and operated a television repair shop; he was the owner | ||||||
16 | of G&E Restaurants and also managed many Chicagoland rental | ||||||
17 | properties; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Sterling Grandberry served on the Board of the | ||||||
19 | Pyramid West Development Corporation for 21 years, an agency | ||||||
20 | that managed rehabbed housing units and employed many people in | ||||||
21 | need of assistance; he was a member of the Friendship Baptist | ||||||
22 | Church in Chicago for over 70 years; he served as a member of |
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1 | the Beautifying Club, as a Trustee, as a Layman, and as an | ||||||
2 | ordained Deacon; he also took great pride in working in the | ||||||
3 | church kitchen preparing and serving recipes "made from | ||||||
4 | scratch"; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Sterling Grandberry was known as a | ||||||
6 | jack-of-all-trades; he was driven and determined; he will be | ||||||
7 | remembered as a great provider, protector, and someone who | ||||||
8 | could be counted on by family, friends, and strangers alike; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, Sterling Grandberry was preceded in death by his | ||||||
11 | parents; and his first wife, Ethel; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Sterling Grandberry is survived by his wife, Debra | ||||||
13 | Mabone-Grandberry; his children, Sharon Sims, Steve | ||||||
14 | Grandberry, Mary Grandberry, Katia (Benjamin) Wolff, and his | ||||||
15 | special Godson, Reverend Marlon (Felicia) Winfrey; his | ||||||
16 | grandchildren, Madison Grandberry and Natalee Sims; his | ||||||
17 | siblings, Josie (Arthur) Leniear, Katie (James) Jordan, and | ||||||
18 | Thomas, A.D., and J.B. Grandberry; and his many nieces and | ||||||
19 | nephews; therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
21 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
22 | Sterling D. Grandberry and extend our sincere condolences to |
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1 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
2 | further
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3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to the family of Sterling Grandberry as an expression | ||||||
5 | of our deepest sympathy.
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