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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of Albert Woods of Alton, who passed away on |
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| June 22, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Albert Woods was born July 2, 1935, in St. Louis, |
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| the son of the Reverend Perry and Mosetta (Brooks) Woods Sr.; |
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| he was united in holy matrimony to Nora (Hyndman) Woods in |
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| Clayton, Missouri on May 18, 1963; and
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| WHEREAS, He received his education in St. Louis; he was |
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| employed in the transportation department with Olin |
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| Corporation in East Alton; he was a veteran of the United |
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| States Navy, and received an honorable discharge; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended Saint James Missionary Baptist |
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| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and his |
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| three sisters, Mae Ella Moore, Nellie Cosby, and Eleanor |
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| LaGrone; and
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| WHEREAS, Albert Woods is survived by his wife, Nora; his |
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| two sons, Albert Darnell (Kim) Woods and Raymond "Matt" |
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| (Jackie) Woods; his two daughters, Laura Anne (Carl) Ellington |
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| and Valeria Lynn Woods; his thirteen grandchildren, Candice, |
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| Alaina, Albert "A.J.," Cameron, Rayven, Raynada, Justin, Kyle, |
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| Makayla, Bridget, Malcom, Chrissy, and Germaine; his six |
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| great-grandchildren; his sisters, Ruby Brooks, Luella Woods, |
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| and Melcine (Johnnie) Henderson; his brothers, Joseph (Carol) |
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| Woods and Perry (Alfreda) Woods Jr.; his special sons, Gillis |
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| Brooks, Robert Franklin Jr., Courtney Slack, Gary Ammons, and |
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| Andre Banks; his sisters-in-law and brother-in-law Margie |
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| Cannon, Marion Pennman, Jenny (Robert) Franklin, and Eveylyn |
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| (Harold) Johnson; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and |
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| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of Albert Woods; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Albert Woods as a symbol of our |
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| sympathy.
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