Bill Text: IL SR0350 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Herbert Curlee Harris D.D.S.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-02 - Resolution Adopted [SR0350 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR0350-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Herbert Curlee Harris D.D.S., who passed
away on March 29, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Harris was born in Tucker, Arkansas to Lillie
Maud Tucker Harris and Emanuel Mason Harris on February 4,
1928; he attended Arkansas AM&N College (University of Arkansas
at Pine Bluff) and served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the
Korean War; he continued his studies at Meharry Medical College
in Nashville, Tennessee, where he earned a Doctorate of Dental
Surgery in 1959; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Harris completed an internship in oral surgery
at Harlem Hospital in New York City and received his
professional diploma in 1960; he earned a Master of Public
Health in 1976 from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Harris operated a successful dental practice
in Chicago for over 30 years; he was also the proprietor of the
Chatham Avalon Health Center, one of the largest Black-owned
medical centers in Chicago; he made real estate investments in
Chicago and Freeport, Bahamas; he was the founder and CEO of
the former Daniel Hale Williams Health Center and president of
the Lincoln Dental Society; he was on the board of trustees and

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president of the National Alumni Association for Meharry
Medical College; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Harris was a lifetime member of the National
NAACP; he was listed in Who's Who in America and received the
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UNPB) Legacy Award in
2017; he has received numerous honors and awards over the years
for his generous contributions of both time and money to his
undergraduate alma mater, UAPB, Meharry Medical College, and to
the Chicagoland community at large; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Harris's memberships included the Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity, the Lambs Club, the Original Forty Club, The
National Dental Association, and The American Public Health
Association; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Harris was preceded in death by his parents;
and
WHEREAS, Dr. Harris is survived by his wife of 60 years,
Mildred, and numerous nieces, nephews, family members, and
friends; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Herbert Curlee Harris D.D.S. and extend our sincere condolences

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to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Dr. Harris as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.