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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Peter C. Taylor of Chillicothe, who 
4passed away on March 23, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Peter Taylor was born on October 22, 1956, in 
6Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to  Nathaniel Taylor, Jr. and Rebecca 
7Wilkins Taylor; he married his wife, Gretchen, 20 years ago; 
8and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Peter Taylor was baptized at the Great King David 
10Church in Baton Rouge; he graduated from Southern University in 
11Baton Rouge; he was a lifetime member of the Scotlandville High 
12School and Southern University Marching Bands; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Peter Taylor was recruited by Caterpillar 
14directly upon graduation and that brought him to Central 
15Illinois; he continued to be employed at Caterpillar; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Peter Taylor was admired and loved by all; he was 
17fondly known as "Uncle Pete" by children young and old; he 
18would often say that while he and Gretchen had no children of 
19their own, they had lots of children through his family, both 
20blood and chosen; he loved to fish, smoke his cigars, and drink 
21coffee at Starbucks; he was known far and wide for his "magic 
 
 
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1vest"; and
 
2    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father; his 
3sister, L. Joyce
Taylor-Hayes; his grandfather and namesake, 
4Peter Wilkins; and his grandparents, Nathaniel and Geneva 
5Taylor; and

  
 
6    WHEREAS, Peter Taylor is survived by his wife, Gretchen; 
7his mother Rebecca Taylor; his sister, Marie Terry-Harris 
8(Michael); brother, Nathaniel Taylor III; his
sister-in-law, 
9Marianne Stipe (Marty); his mother-in-law, Jacqueline Righter; 
10his nephew, Eric Stipe; his nieces, Anna Stipe, Natalie Estelle 
11(Anthony), Mikelle Harris, Corey St. Michael (Cameron), Annie 
12Cunningham; great-nephew, Calvin St. Michael; and aunts, 
13Sylvia Washington and Rita Wilson; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that that we mourn, along 
16with his family and friends, the passing of Peter Taylor; and 
17be it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to the family of Peter Taylor as a symbol of our 
20sincere sympathy.