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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
former 
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Chicago 6th Ward precinct captain Leonard Owens Sr., who passed 
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away on February 5, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Leonard Owens Sr. was well known for his 
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self-determination and ability to overcome many obstacles 
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presented to him throughout his life; he became Chicago's 6th 
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Ward precinct captain at the age of 81, where he campaigned and 
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helped to elect two very prominent figures in politics that 
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would positively affect the 6th Ward community for years to 
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come; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Leonard Owens Sr. was born in Bovina, Mississippi; 
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after moving from Mississippi to Chicago in 1941, he enlisted 
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in the United States Army, where he served in France during 
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World War II as a medic; he was honorably discharged from the 
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Army in 1946; after his discharge, he went to work for the 
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Continental Can Company as a supervisor to oversee the assembly 
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line; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Leonard Owens Sr. was well known as a soft-spoken 
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and quiet person; after falling ill in 2001 and enduring four 
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brain surgeries at the age of 86, he remained a dedicated 
 


 






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constituent, continuing to campaign and pass out literature to 
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his community in order to keep people informed of the 
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happenings in the community and so that he, along with many 
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others, could be responsible for making positive changes in the 
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community; and


 
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    WHEREAS, Leonard Owens Sr. is survived by his children, 
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Leonard Owens Jr. and Sandra Deanes; his sister, Ollie Bennett; 
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his five grandchildren; and his four great-grandchildren; he 
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was preceded in death by his wife, Tommie Owens; his brothers, 
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Rick and James; and his sisters, Gladys and Grace; therefore, 
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be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of former 
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constituent Leonard Owens Sr.; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Leonard Owens Sr. as an expression 
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of our sincere sympathy.