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92_HR1084
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincerest condolences
4 to the family and friends of Steve Trimble, who passed away
5 on May 13, 2002; and
6 WHEREAS, Steve Trimble was born on May 29, 1923 in
7 Birmingham, Alabama to Steven and Rebecca Trimble; and
8 WHEREAS, The Trimble's moved to Chicago when Steve was
9 young; he attended and completed Carter Elementary and
10 graduated from DuSable High School; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Trimble worked as a Salesman for Monroe
12 Merchandising and Polk Brothers for many years; and
13 WHEREAS, One of Mr. Trimble's childhood friends was Red
14 Foxx; he and Mr. Foxx traveled to New York to enter in the
15 Major Bowles Amateur Hour, where they won first place; Mr.
16 Trimble was part of an awesome quartet group of entertainers
17 who included Pete Carter, Lamont Ousley, and Red Foxx; and
18 WHEREAS, Mr. Trimble was a violinist and played the bass;
19 he was one of the southside's finest Jazz musicians; in 1999,
20 he released a CD celebrating over 60 years as a musician
21 entitled "Keep on Smiling!"; all this began with a young man
22 playing a "Wash Tub on a String" accompanied by his friends
23 and fellow musicians Sonny Seals, Marion Burke, Jr., John
24 Whitfield, Jr., John Watson, and Charles "Bugs" Cockran; and
25 WHEREAS, Steve Trimble had many special people in his
26 life; from his marriage to Dorothy Hartwell, they were
27 blessed with a daughter, Cecelia Isom; from his marriage to
28 Ernestine, they were blessed with a son, Steve, Jr.; and
29 WHEREAS, Mr. Trimble was the loving and devoted husband
30 to Mildred Trimble for 25 years; and
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1 WHEREAS, For the past 28 years, Mr. Trimble served
2 faithfully as the doorman for the 28 North Lake Shore
3 Building; he was loved, respected, and endeared for his work;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, The passing of Steve Trimble will be deeply felt
6 by all who knew and loved him, especially his niece, Helen
7 Rathel; his daughter and granddaughter, Cecelia and Tammy
8 Isom; his son, Steve Trimble, Jr.; his grandchildren; his
9 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and
10 friends; therefore, be it
11 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13 we mourn, along with all who knew him, the death of Steve
14 Trimble of Chicago; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to the family of Steve Trimble with our sincere
17 condolences.