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IL SR1329

Resolution

Status

Passed

12/1/2022

Primary Sponsor

Don Harmon

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Origin

Senate

102nd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Honors Dr. Gerald L. Clay, who died on November 4, 2022 at age 81, a longtime Oak Park resident and community leader
  • Recognizes his military service in the United States Army and Navy, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander
  • Acknowledges his founding of African-American Parents for Purposeful Leadership in Education (APPLE) in 1988 and co-founding of Black-White Dialogues to discuss racial issues
  • Notes his creation of the Rites of Passage program for young Black men and establishment of the Gerald L. Clay Scholarship for African-American male students at Oak Park River Forest High School
  • Extends condolences to his surviving family: wife Evelyn Brown Clay, daughter Tracy-Elizabeth Clay, son Dr. Lamont G. Clay, and three grandchildren

Legislative Description

MEMORIAL-DR. GERALD CLAY

Last Action

Resolution Adopted

12/1/2022

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