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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 regret of the death of Albert "Al" Gillespie, Jr. 
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of Chicago on Monday, September 26, 2005; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Gillespie was born on March 18, 1937, in 
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Starkville, Mississippi to Albert Gillespie, Sr. and Gussie 
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Malone Gillespie; he received his formal education in the 
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public schools of Starkville, Mississippi; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Gillespie's enthusiasm for an opportunity to 
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be gainfully employed led him to relocate to Chicago; he worked 
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in the South Water Market District for thirty-two years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Gillespie's zeal for his vocation and his work 
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ethics made him an invaluable employee; in 1997, he retired 
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from the Strube Celery and Vegetable Company; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He embraced the Christian religion and became a 
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devoted Catholic; he was an active member of St. Benedict The 
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African Church and was a faithful member of its Men's Club; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Gillespie was an avid golfer who consistently 
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endeavored to be the "best"; he was loving, friendly, sharing, 
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and outgoing; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Though Mr. Gillespie was an outstanding employee 
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and he loved to play golf, his devotion and enduring love for 
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his soul-mate of sixteen years, Ruth Douglas-Gillespie, 
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family, and friends were paramount;  he was someone they could 
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depend on; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and his 
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brother, Jodie Outlaw; and 
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The passing of Albert "Al" Gillespie has been 
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deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Ruth 
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Douglas-Gillespie; his five children, Albert Gillespie III, 
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Anthony Gillespie, Jeanette Gillespie, Twana (Stephen) Cosey, 
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and Jesse Douglas; his seven grandchildren; his two brothers, 
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Malone Gillespie and James (Ondria) Gillespie; his two sisters, 
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Theresa Lucious and Rosie Dancer; his three uncles, William 
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Malone, Walter Malone, and Julius Horton; his three aunts, 
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Nancy Norris, Maggie (Fenton) Peters, and Ollie Mae Bell; his 
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two brothers-in-law, James Williams and Jeffery (Sandra) 
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Williams; his two sisters-in-law, Janie (Jodie) Outlaw and 
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Kathy (Lee) Williams-Harris; his three very special friends, 
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Charles Curry, James Sankey, and Napoleon Stevenson; and a host 
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of nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Albert "Al" Gillespie, and we extend our sincerest condolences 
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to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy for their loss.