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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Mr. |
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| Michael "Cheap Willie" Francis, Sr., on Thursday, February 23, |
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| 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on March 15, 1958, to Mr. Henry Lee |
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| and Melzina Francis in East Chicago, Indiana; he grew up the |
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| eighth child of fifteen and was preceded in death by both |
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| parents; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Francis moved to Chicago with his family in |
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| 1967, where he attended Anthony Overton Grammar School and |
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| graduated from Calumet High School in 1977; and
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| WHEREAS, He enlisted in the U. S. Navy, serving for four |
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| years; he was discharged with honors; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked at Sweetheart Cup Company, where he met |
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| and married Rita Wines; he confessed his life to Christ in 1997 |
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| at the Starlight M.B. Church under the leadership of Rev. David |
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| Brown; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Michael Francis, Sr., has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Rita; his daughters, |
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| Lisa and Angela; his sons, Michael, Jr., and Bryant; his |
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| sisters, Ruby Jean, Claudia, Floretta, Sharon, Janice (Maceo), |
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| and Ethel (Jason); his brothers, Henry, Jr., Robert, Joe |
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| (Marie), Jeffery, Phillip (Rachel), Melvin, Eric (Sarah), and |
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| Bernard; his grandchildren, Jeremiah, Arrianna, and Asia; and |
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| his many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |