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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Melvin Earl Brock, who passed away on |
| 4 | | December 28, 2012; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Brock was born on February 20, 1963, in |
| 6 | | Drew, Mississippi; his parents were James and Mary Alice Brock; |
| 7 | | he married Ina Brock on August 11, 2001; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Brock was educated in the Mississippi |
| 9 | | public school system; while in school, he played the saxophone, |
| 10 | | ran track, and played football; he later earned associate's |
| 11 | | degrees in communications and electronics and micro computer |
| 12 | | electronics from Belleville Area College; he subsequently |
| 13 | | continued his education and earned his bachelor's degree in |
| 14 | | electronics management from Southern Illinois University at |
| 15 | | Carbondale; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Brock served his country as a member of the |
| 17 | | Illinois Army National Guard until his retirement after 21 |
| 18 | | years of service; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Brock was an employee of the East St. Louis |
| 20 | | Casting Company, Boeing, and the Menard Correctional Facility; |
| 21 | | he spent his last 11 years working for the Department of |
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| 1 | | Central Management Services in Springfield, where he was |
| 2 | | stationed at the Illinois Department of Health as an IT support |
| 3 | | specialist; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Brock devoted all of his free time to his |
| 5 | | sons' activities by coaching and mentoring other young men in |
| 6 | | baseball, football, basketball, and in Boy Scouts as an |
| 7 | | assistant den leader; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Brock was preceded in death by his mother; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Brock is survived by his wife, Ina M. |
| 11 | | Brock; his sons, Anthony Dupree and Melvin D. Brock; his |
| 12 | | father, James Brock; his sisters, Christine (Michael) Schafer, |
| 13 | | JoAnn (Vincent) Cook, and Ella Jean (Troy) Jenkins; his |
| 14 | | brothers, James Brock, Jr., Frankie Brock, Martin Brock, and |
| 15 | | Leroy (Janie) Smith; his grandson, Jason Jevon Dupree; his |
| 16 | | special uncles, Willie E. Thompson and Joe Lee (Diana) |
| 17 | | Thompson, Sr.; and his many aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, |
| 18 | | in-laws, other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 21 | | his family and friends, the passing of Melvin Earl Brock; and |
| 22 | | be it further
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