Bill Text: IL HR0363 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Pastor Jeffery Ivory Sr. of Peoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-20 - Resolution Adopted [HR0363 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0363-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Pastor | ||||||
4 | Jeffery Ivory Sr. of Peoria, who passed away on May 8, 2013; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. was born on November 20, 1933, | ||||||
7 | in Gainesville, Alabama, and was raised in York, Alabama; his | ||||||
8 | parents were John L. and Sephronia Ivory; he married Gladys | ||||||
9 | Sturdivant on August 20, 1953, in Meridian, Mississippi; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. retired from Allied and Hyster's | ||||||
11 | Construction Companies in 1973 before being called to the | ||||||
12 | pastorship; he served as Pastor of Grace Baptist Church for 40 | ||||||
13 | years and directed the church's activities; during his | ||||||
14 | leadership, the church grew to over 800 members; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. was a past moderator of the | ||||||
16 | Central District Association, past president of the Baptist | ||||||
17 | Ministerial Alliance and the Central District Congress of | ||||||
18 | Christian Education, and a member of the Peoria Christian | ||||||
19 | Leadership Council; he was also a past board member of the | ||||||
20 | Minority Affairs Council for the Illinois Department of | ||||||
21 | Transportation for District 4, dedicated to improving minority | ||||||
22 | participation for black contractors, and a past board member of |
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1 | the Central Illinois Black Expo; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. enjoyed watching the Chicago | ||||||
3 | Cubs, fishing, and cooking; he also enjoyed spending time with | ||||||
4 | his wife, children, grandchildren, and church family; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. is preceded in death by his | ||||||
6 | parents; his son, Jeffery Ivory, Jr.; his daughter, Erica Dawn | ||||||
7 | Ivory; and his 3 brothers and 2 sisters; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Jeffery Ivory Sr. is survived by his beloved wife | ||||||
9 | of almost 60 years, Gladys Ivory; his sons, Ricky (Carolyn) | ||||||
10 | Ivory, Larry (Janis) Ivory, Rodney (Jennifer) Ivory, and Darren | ||||||
11 | Ivory; his daughters, Lorraine (William) Sephus, Teresa | ||||||
12 | (Lonnie) Hayes, Beverly (Eric) Cameron, and Ariel Ivory; his | ||||||
13 | sister, Marjorite Shelton; his 18 grandchildren; his 22 | ||||||
14 | great-grandchildren; his 3 great-great-grandchildren; his | ||||||
15 | godson, Jamar Thomas; his many nieces, nephews, other | ||||||
16 | relatives, and friends; and his Grace Baptist Church family; | ||||||
17 | therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
19 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
20 | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
21 | Pastor Jeffery Ivory Sr.; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to the family of Jeffery Ivory Sr. as an expression | ||||||
3 | of our sympathy.
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