Bill Text: IL SR2179 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Lucius Alfred Copeland of Waukegan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2179 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2179-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 Lucius Alfred Copeland of Waukegan, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on August 6, 2016 at the age of 86; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Lucius Copeland was born in Waukegan and attended | ||||||
6 | Waukegan schools, graduating from Waukegan Township High | ||||||
7 | School in the Class of 1948; he also attended the University of | ||||||
8 | Illinois and the College of Lake County; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Lucius Copeland enjoyed playing sports during his | ||||||
10 | teenage and young adult years; he was a member of the community | ||||||
11 | league softball and basketball teams and played football while | ||||||
12 | serving in the Army; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Lucius Copeland was employed at American Motors of | ||||||
14 | Kenosha, Wisconsin and Ameritech of Illinois, where he retired | ||||||
15 | after 23 years of dedicated service; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Lucius Copeland attended Shiloh Baptist Church of | ||||||
17 | Waukegan, where he was actively and faithfully involved in the | ||||||
18 | church ministries as a Sunday school teacher, trustee, deacon, | ||||||
19 | financial secretary, and member of the Lake County Jail Mission | ||||||
20 | and music departments; he was a Boy Scout troop Scoutmaster, a | ||||||
21 | coach of Little League football and softball, a member of the |
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1 | YMCA South Genesee Branch Board and the Waukegan District #60 | ||||||
2 | School Board, and an Alderman of the City of Waukegan; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Lucius Copeland is survived by his wife, | ||||||
4 | Catherine; his children, Torrey Copeland, Tryon (Gabreille) | ||||||
5 | Copeland, and Renee Sharrod; his grandchildren, Sydney, | ||||||
6 | Spencer, Tyson, Steven, Deondra, and Stephanie; his | ||||||
7 | great-grandchildren; seven sisters-in-law; four | ||||||
8 | brothers-in-law; his nieces, nephews, and cousins; six | ||||||
9 | godchildren; his church family; and many friends, including a | ||||||
10 | special friend, Frank Harris; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
13 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Lucius Alfred | ||||||
14 | Copeland; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of Lucius Copeland as an expression of | ||||||
17 | our sympathy.
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