Bill Text: IL SR2241 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Willie Spurlock, Jr., also known as Evangelist Emanuel Lee Israel.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2241 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2241-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 Willie Spurlock, Jr., also known as | ||||||
4 | Evangelist Emanuel Lee Israel, who passed away on August 26, | ||||||
5 | 2016; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Willie Spurlock, Jr. was born on May 7, 1951 in | ||||||
7 | Minter City, Mississippi; his parents were Will Sr. and Emma | ||||||
8 | Davis Spurlock; he married Audrey Daniels Spurlock on May 7, | ||||||
9 | 1973 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Willie Spurlock, Jr. graduated from Classen High | ||||||
11 | School in 1973 and attended Olive Harvey College; he enlisted | ||||||
12 | in the United States Air Force, where he served as an | ||||||
13 | administrative specialist; he received many accolades and | ||||||
14 | awards during his Air Force service and was honorably | ||||||
15 | discharged in 1975; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Willie Spurlock, Jr. enjoyed reading the Bible, | ||||||
17 | attending various services around the community, evangelizing | ||||||
18 | to inmates, visiting nursing homes, volunteering at Lincoln | ||||||
19 | Challenge Academy, spending time with his family, and being of | ||||||
20 | assistance whenever he was needed; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Willie Spurlock, Jr. was preceded in death by his |
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1 | parents; his wife, Audrey; and his siblings, Richard Spurlock | ||||||
2 | and Inez Kelly; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Willie Spurlock, Jr. is survived by his children, | ||||||
4 | Nakkia Williams, Lakesha Seck, Shaune Spurlock Winfield, | ||||||
5 | Latoyia Spurlock, and Willie Spurlock III; his granddaughter, | ||||||
6 | Destinie Spurlock; his siblings, Bobby Spurlock, Walter | ||||||
7 | (Alice) Spurlock, Booker T. (Bernice) Spurlock, Roderick | ||||||
8 | Spurlock, Samuel Spurlock, Harris Spurlock, Florence Spurlock, | ||||||
9 | Diana (Tyrone) Spurlock Smith, and Rosie (James) Rouse; and | ||||||
10 | many other relatives and friends; 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 Willie Spurlock, Jr., | ||||||
14 | also known as Evangelist Emanuel Lee Israel; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of Willie Spurlock, Jr. as an | ||||||
17 | expression of our sympathy.
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