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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 Culver 
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Hampton Sr. of Chicago, who passed away on November 5, 2009; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Culver Hampton Sr., known as "Red" or "Pops" to 
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all who loved him, was born January 18, 1941; he met and 
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married Norma Lee Linton in 1959, and from this union six 
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children were born; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Culver worked at Freund Can Company, where he was 
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scheduled to be promoted as Foreman; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He would make sure that the family sat together 
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for dinner at six every day, and how after dinner was movie 
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time at eight; he would not allow them to watch anything that 
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was not educational, except the occasional seasonal specials 
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like "Charlie Brown Christmas" and "How the Grinch Stole 
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Christmas"; his favorite program during family time was Wild 
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Kingdom; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Norma; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Culver Hampton Sr. will be remembered by his 
 


 






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children, Phyllis Baker (Charles), Constance Anderson (Brian), 
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Donna Smith (Lanyaird), Culver Hampton, Jr., Marcus Hampton, 
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and Damione Hampton; his sister, Betty Hampton; his brother, 
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Lonnie Hampton; his seven grandchildren; and a host of nieces, 
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nephews, relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Culver 
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Hampton 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 Culver Hampton Sr. as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.