Illinois SR 848: MEMORIAL ROBERT SIRVIDAS

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SR0848LRB104 21171 MST 35576 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of James Oliver Gross, who passed away on 

4February 18, 2026; and

5 WHEREAS, James Gross was born in Memphis, Tennessee to 

6Willie Lee Stanford and James Reginald Gross on August 2, 

71942; as a child, he was a member of Mt. Pisgah C/M.E. Church 

8in Memphis, and his family eventually moved to the Orange 

9Mound neighborhood; he graduated from Melrose High School in 

101960 and attended Los Angeles City Colleges before returning 

11to Memphis and attending Lemoyne Junior College (now 

12Lemoyne-Owen) in the mid-60s; and

13 WHEREAS, James Gross enrolled in Tennessee State 

14University in 1965; he was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi 

15Fraternity, Alpha Theta Chapter and represented the chapter on 

16the cover of the Kappa Journal in 1966; he graduated with 

17honors from Tennessee State University with a major in 

18sociology in 1967; and

19 WHEREAS, James Gross spent 1967 to 1969 in Puerto Cabello, 

20Venezuela; he served as a physical education teacher, and his 

21greatest accomplishment was to garner funds from USAID and 

22non-profits in the United States to complete the completion of 

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1a school in another part of Puerto Cabello; he completed a 

240-year dream of visiting Puerto Cabello in 2007 and seeing 

3the school where he taught physical education and the school 

4that he built; and

5 WHEREAS, James Gross continued his love for learning by 

6obtaining two more degrees, a Master of Arts in Personnel and 

7Guidance Administration in 1971 and a Juris Doctorate from 

8Depaul Law School in 1978; and

9 WHEREAS, James Gross married Kar