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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 Calvin Ashford Jr. of Chicago, who passed 
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away on June 24, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was the Principal and Design Director of 
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Gilmore-Ashford-Powers, a notable interior design firm; his 
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many clients included Maya Angelou, Sammy Sosa, Jalen Rose, and 
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Juwan Howard; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born in Fairfield, South Carolina in 1935 
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and raised in Michigan; he received a degree in design from 
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Columbia University in New York; he also received a Master's 
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degree in microbiology from the University of Michigan and his 
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doctorate in microbiology from the University of Illinois at 
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Chicago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He worked in private residences in New York, 
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Chicago, Palm Springs, and around the globe, in such places as 
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Canada and Great Britain; his work has been showcased in 
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Architectural Digest, London Designs and Interiors, House and 
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Garden, and Better Homes & Gardens; and


 
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    WHEREAS, Calvin Ashford Jr. is survived by his mother, 
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Alice Ashford; his brothers, Nickolas (Valerie Simpson) 
 


 






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Ashford, Albert Ashford, Paul Ashford, and Henry Ashford; his 
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sisters-in-law, Elaine, Denise, and Juanita; and many nieces 
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and nephews and cousins; 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 Calvin Ashford Jr.; and 
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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 Calvin Ashford Jr. as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.