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91_SR0173
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Anthony Tyrone Walker of East St.
4 Louis, Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Anthony Walker was born July 11, 1953; he was
6 educated in School District 189 in East St. Louis; he
7 accepted Christ as his personal savior in June of 1978; he
8 married Gloria Gladney on June 7, 1975; and
9 WHEREAS, Anthony was employed with the United Parcel
10 Service; he was a member of Mount Calvary Church of God in
11 Christ in East St. Louis, under the pastorage of Bishop
12 William Scott; Mr. Walker was a faithful member of the church
13 and supported the church in all its functions; and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Walker started the PTAs in Edgemont and AM
15 Jackson; he started a neighborhood watch, the Phoenix Courts
16 Screening Committee, and the State Board PTA; he was a parent
17 board member of the Principals Scholar Program; he was a
18 church administrator and chairman of the audio department,
19 and served as a trustee; he served as a church bus driver, a
20 father figure in his neighborhood, and supported his children
21 and their many athletic teams; he was also involved in
22 catering hospitality as a turkey smoker; and
23 WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Anna
24 Robinson and Lucuis Walker; and by his grandmother, Ella
25 Robinson, who raised Mr. Walker; and
26 WHEREAS, Anthony Walker is survived by his wife, Gloria
27 Cassandra Walker; his sons, Anthony Alexander and Tyrone
28 Christopher Walker; his daughter, Cassandra Lynette Marie
29 Walker; his mother-in-law, Elvira Gladney; his cousins, Esta
30 Johnson, Barbara Carol Smith, and Paula (Kenneth)
31 O'Neal-Wade; his aunts, Daverne (Willie) Venerable, Estella
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1 Esta Jethro, Elnora Doris Smith, and Marie Robinson; his
2 godchildren, Wendell, Amber, Rachel, and Kenneth Jr.; his six
3 sisters-in-law; his six brothers-in-law; and many cousins,
4 nieces, nephews, friends, and church and community members;
5 therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
8 his family and friends, the death of Anthony Walker of East
9 St. Louis; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the family of Anthony Walker, along with our
12 sincere regards.