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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
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| learned with regret of the death of Hezekiah Davis at the age |
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| of 93 on September 23, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis was born in Alabama, but when his |
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| parents' farm stopped producing, his family moved to Parkdale, |
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| Arkansas to farm; it was there that he met Mazzie Glass, who he |
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| married in 1934; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Davis raised their 11 children on a |
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| farm in southeast Arkansas; he was very proud that 7 of his 11 |
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| children attended college; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis took his civic responsibility |
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| seriously; before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed the |
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| poll tax, he and his wife eagerly paid the fee to vote; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis was very active in his community; when |
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| he retired from farming, he joined a nearby social service |
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| agency; he was in charge of maintaining the 16 vans used by its |
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| day-care program and of purchasing food for its cafeteria; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis moved to Illinois when he was 87 to live |
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| with one of his daughters in Hazel Crest; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis became an active member of the Hazel |
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| Crest community; he participated in a local day program and |
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| attended political meetings and banquets; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his first wife, |
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| Mazzie, who passed away in 1981, and by his second wife, |
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| Armetha Stenerette; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Hezekiah Davis will be felt by all |