MEMORIAL-MICHAEL B. DICKENS

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SR0842
LRB104 14874 ECR 28018 r
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of Michael B. Dickens, who passed away on
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August 6, 2025; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Dickens, the first of five children of
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Eleanor D. Dickens, was born on October 17, 1952; he was raised
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in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, where he also attended Highland
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Park Elementary School; he graduated from De Matha Catholic
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High School in Hyattsville, Maryland in 1970, and he received
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a bachelor's degree from Monmouth College in Monmouth,
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Illinois in 1974, playing football at both institutions; he
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married Debra Whitaker on December 29, 1973, and together they
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raised their children, Asha and Jabari, in the South Shore
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neighborhood of Chicago; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Dickens worked at W.R. Grace and Company
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and Holy Angels Catholic School, where he left an indelible
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mark on his students, before retiring from AT&T in 2010; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Dickens was a sports enthusiast
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throughout his life, and he enjoyed playing tennis,
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pickleball, basketball, and football; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Dickens, while not a linguist, was fluent

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in his love language of caring for his family and home; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Dickens is survived by his wife of 51
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years, Debra; his children, Asha and Jabari; his mother,
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Eleanor Stewart; his siblings, Darius Dickens, Kevin Young,
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and April (Kenneth) Prophet; his nieces and nephews; his
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cousins; his friends; and his former coworkers; therefore, be
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it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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Michael B. Dickens and extend our sincere condolences to his
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family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Michael Dickens as an expression of
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our deepest sympathy.

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