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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Warren Clifford Ellison was born in New Orleans, 
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Louisiana on January 14, 1928 to Robert and Lillian Ellison; 
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and


 
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    WHEREAS, Warren Clifford Ellison moved with his family to 
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Chicago, where he was raised in the Englewood community and 
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attended Englewood and Dunbar High Schools; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Warren Clifford Ellison began his military career 
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in the United States Navy in 1946; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Warren Clifford Ellison played with the Navy's 
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football team as a half back and traveled extensively; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Warren Clifford Ellison successfully completed 
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several tours of duty, including service during the Korean War 
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and the Vietnam War; after serving his country for 28 years, he 
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proudly accepted his honorable discharge in 1974; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Warren Clifford Ellison married the love of his 
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life, Youko Amai, on April 12, 1954; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Warren Clifford Ellison and Youko Amai's union was 
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anointed with the birth of their son, Warren Shelley Ellison, 
 


 






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on May 12, 1958; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Warren Clifford Ellison began a new career in 1975 
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with the Drug Enforcement Administration, where he worked in 
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communications with the Tactical Enforcement Group until his 
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retirement in 1994; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Warren Clifford Ellison was a hard-working and 
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family-oriented man who loved jazz music and good food; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Warren Clifford Ellison was called for duty in 
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God's service on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at Metro South 
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Hospital; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Warren Clifford Ellison was preceded in death by 
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his wife, Youko Amai; his parents, Robert and Lillian Ellison; 
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his oldest brother, John; and his sister, Althia; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Warren Clifford Ellison is survived by  his older 
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brother, Irving (Doris); his loving son, Warren S. Ellison; his 
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loving grandson, Warren J. Ellison; his loving, God-sent 
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daughter, Hedy (Eli & Mya); and a host of friends and family; 
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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 Warren Clifford Ellison; 
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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 Warren Clifford Ellison as an 
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expression of our sympathy.