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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Eddie Carter of Rantoul, who passed away 
4on February 19, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Eddie Carter was born in Greenville, Georgia to 
6Jenny Mae and Jimmy Lee Bray on December 11, 1949; he married 
7Margurette Brooks on July 24, 1971 and they resided at the 
8Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, In January 1976, Eddie Carter became a member of 
10the Rantoul Police Department; he retired as Deputy Chief in 
11June 2005; he attended the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia 
12and was honored as Officer of the Year; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Eddie Carter was a member of the First United 
14Methodist Church in Rantoul; he was a member of the Kappa Alpha 
15Psi Fraternity, the Fraternal Order of Police, the Community 
16Service Board, the Revolving Loan Committee, Lone Star Lodge 
17No. 18, NOBLE (National Organization of Black Law Enforcement 
18Executives), and the Champaign/Urbana Officials Association; 
19and
  
 
  
20    WHEREAS, Eddie Carter is survived by his daughter, LaTonya 
21Carter-Sanders; his  grandchildren, Lauryn DeShon Corell 
 
 
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1Sanders, and Clarence Edward Sanders Jr.; his  brother-in-law, 
2Paul Brooks; his brothers, Johnny L. and Eddie Bray; his  
3sisters, Shirley (Hiram) Hayes, and Vanessa Cutwright; and his 
4nieces and nephews, Richard Bray, Stephanie Bray-McCord, 
5Alfonso Bray, Jawaun Hayes, Jonathan Bray, and Camille 
6Cutwright; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Eddie Carter, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, 
10friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to  the family of  Eddie Carter as an expression of our 
13deepest sympathy.