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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Eddie L. Steele of Chicago |
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| on April 28, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Steele was born January 5, 1951, to Eddie Lee |
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| Steele, Sr., and Dora Lee Steele, the oldest of four children; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He attended John Fisk Elementary School, |
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| Beethoven Middle School, Dusable High School, and Kennedy King |
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| College in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, He served in the U.S. Navy from January 16, 1969 |
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| to January 15, 1975; he was very proud to have served his |
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| country in the Vietnam War; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Zether Mae Stone (Mae Mae) on February |
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| 10, 1973, and they had two children, Katrina L. Steele and |
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| Bianca C. Steele, and were grandparents to one grandchild, |
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| Trevion E. Steele; and
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| WHEREAS, He was employed at Ford Motor Company for 33 |
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| years; he was better known at Ford as "Lil Momma" and by |
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| friends and family as "Toochie Doochie"; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to his loving family, he leaves to |
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| cherish his memory one sister, Eva M. (Steele) Thomas; his |
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| brothers, Everette D. Steele (Goodie), and Larry C. Steele; his |
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| aunt, Carrie (Johnnie) Gray; his uncle, Wadell Steele; his |
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| great-aunts, Clem Johnson (Clarence) Johnson, Lily Williams, |
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| and Margarett (Columbus) Williams; his sisters-in-law; his |
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| mother-in-law, Mae D. Stone; and a host of nieces, nephews, |