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| | HR1301 | | LRB098 23006 MST 61966 r |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Leroy |
| 4 | | Thomas Harris of Chicago; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leroy Harris was born in Chicago on July 9, 1945 |
| 6 | | to Melvina Rita Thompson and Leroy Harris; he graduated from |
| 7 | | Hyde Park High School (now Hyde Park Academy) in the spring of |
| 8 | | 1965 and enlisted in the United States Army in August; he was |
| 9 | | stationed in Vietnam, where he saw combat and served as a |
| 10 | | military police officer; he earned the National Defense Service |
| 11 | | Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, |
| 12 | | and the Good Conduct Medal; while in the service, he also |
| 13 | | performed as part of a dance troupe to entertain the troops; |
| 14 | | and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Leroy Harris worked for the Washington, D.C. |
| 16 | | Metropolitan Police Department for over 24 years; he started |
| 17 | | out on foot patrol and retired as a Homicide Detective |
| 18 | | Sergeant; he also worked as a real estate broker, selling homes |
| 19 | | to mayors, local politicians, police officers, friends, and |
| 20 | | family; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Leroy Harris relocated to Chicago in 1992 and |
| 22 | | married his high school sweetheart, Marcia; he retired from the |
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| 1 | | Cook County State's Attorney's Office; he also worked as a real |
| 2 | | estate broker with Coldwell Banker; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Leroy Harris was well-known for his barbeque, |
| 4 | | spaghetti with neck bones, crab cakes, and gumbo and loved to |
| 5 | | dance; for many years he served as a Trustee at New Christian |
| 6 | | Valley Full Gospel Baptist Church in South Holland; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Leroy Harris is survived by his wife, Marcia; his |
| 8 | | mother, Melvina Rita Storrs; 3 daughters, Kimberly Fulks |
| 9 | | (William), Kelli Harris, and Salli Whitfield (Dondre); 2 sons, |
| 10 | | Kevin Harris and Naland Best (Sharice); one brother, Harold |
| 11 | | Wymbs (Cassandra); 4 sisters, Lada Harland (Shawn), Shirley |
| 12 | | James (Clarence), Wylette Collins, and Patricia McAfee; 10 |
| 13 | | grandchildren, Stacey, Kevin Michael, Kayla, Camille, Alonzo, |
| 14 | | Kaleb, Parker, Damarion, Dre, and Zaland; 2 aunts, Clara Lee |
| 15 | | and Ora Belle Wilson; 2 godchildren, Julian and Kelsie Bowers; |
| 16 | | and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; |
| 17 | | therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 19 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 20 | | we mourn the passing of Leroy Thomas Harris, and extend our |
| 21 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
| 22 | | and loved him; and be it further
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