| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Maurice | ||||||
| 4 | C. Houston of Chicago, who passed away on October 28, 2013; and
| ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Maurice Houston was born in Chicago on April 20, | ||||||
| 6 | 1959; and
| ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Maurice Houston signed with Granny White and | ||||||
| 8 | Burning White Productions, a division of Columbia and Epic | ||||||
| 9 | Records, at the age of 19; he started Studio "M" in 1983 in the | ||||||
| 10 | family basement and partnered with lifelong friend and business | ||||||
| 11 | partner Roger Simmons; together they moved Studio "M" to | ||||||
| 12 | Washington Street in Waukegan in 1991 and formed Maurog | ||||||
| 13 | Records; he worked with many local Chicago artists such as Lou | ||||||
| 14 | Pride, Mauree', Joan Collaso, Carmen Stokes, Walter Thomas, Ben | ||||||
| 15 | Jammmin' Johnson, Lonnie "Mr. Blues" Givens, and many more; and
| ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Mo", Maurice Houston was | ||||||
| 17 | a talented musician and producer who worked with such greats as | ||||||
| 18 | Michael Henderson, Ray Parker Jr., Phyllis Hyman, Sonny Sitt, | ||||||
| 19 | Chaka Khan, Howard Hewett, Cherrelle, Alexander O'Neil, Jean | ||||||
| 20 | Carne, George Johnson of "The Brothers Johnson", The | ||||||
| 21 | Temptations Review with Dennis Edwards, and many more; as | ||||||
| 22 | producer he has recorded with the Staple Singers, the Dells, | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | the Friends of Distinction, and Superior Movement; he | ||||||
| 2 | co-produced the first 2 albums of jazz guitarist great Nick | ||||||
| 3 | Colionne and many more world famous musicians; and
| ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Maurice Houston was the offspring of music and | ||||||
| 5 | entertainment royalty; his grandfather was Clarence Davis and | ||||||
| 6 | his grandmother, Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, is enshrined in the | ||||||
| 7 | International Jazz Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Missouri; his | ||||||
| 8 | mother, Dorothy Harney, was an accomplished musician as well | ||||||
| 9 | and was the first female electric bassist in the Midwest; and
| ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Maurice Houston was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 11 | mother, Dorothy Harney; his father, Charles Houston; his | ||||||
| 12 | step-father, John Harney; his sisters, Sharon Griffin, Lois | ||||||
| 13 | Houston, and Billie Jean Houston; and his brother, Ronell | ||||||
| 14 | Houston; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Maurice Houston is survived by his son, Charles C. | ||||||
| 16 | Houston; his brother, Steve (Debbie) Houston; his adopted | ||||||
| 17 | brother, Mike Barbee; his niece, Portia Griffen; and his | ||||||
| 18 | nephews, Steven James and Brian James; therefore, be it
| ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 20 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 21 | we mourn the passing of Maurice C. Houston, and extend our | ||||||
| 22 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | and loved him; and be it further
| ||||||
| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the family of Maurice Houston as an expression of | ||||||
| 4 | our deepest sympathy.
| ||||||