Illinois SR 628: MEMORIAL-JOAN SNYDER

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SR0628LRB104 20908 LAW 34633 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Lee Arthur Coleman II of East St. 

4Louis, who passed away on September 10, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Lee Coleman was born to Sarah (Boochee) and Lee 

6Coleman Sr. in East St. Louis on April 10, 1952; he belonged to 

7the group of students known as the "East St. Louis 12", who 

8were the first, by federal decree, to integrate Lansdowne 

9Junior High School; he later graduated from East St. Louis 

10Senior High School in 1970, and he earned his Bachelor of 

11Science in Education and Social Work from the University of 

12Illinois; and

13 WHEREAS, Lee Coleman returned to his hometown of East St. 

14Louis, where he began his career as an outreach worker at 

15Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House; he founded Buster 

16Drugless, Inc., a program designed to combat drug addiction, 

17and he became a mentor and frequent speaker for The James F. 

18Clayborne Mentoring and Enrichment Program; he was also a 

19business owner and educator, working as a substitute teacher 

20in East St. Louis School District 189; and

21 WHEREAS, Lee Coleman served as equal employment officer 

22with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for 15 

SR0628- 2 -LRB104 20908 LAW 34633 r

1years until his retirement in 2019; during his tenure, he was 

2widely regarded as an authority on navigating the agency; his 

3work ensured fairness and equity in opportunities for 

4Black-owned businesses, leading to the passage of two key 

5bills in the Illinois General Assembly that guaranteed 

6minority contractors access to road construction contracts 

7through IDOT; and

8 WHEREAS, Lee Coleman held numerous r