Illinois SR 65: MEMORIAL-CARROLL PHELPS, PH.D.

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SR0065LRB104 11903 LAW 21994 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Carroll Ray Phelps, Ph.D., who passed 

4away on November 15, 2024; and

5 WHEREAS, Dr. Phelps was born to Cecil and Hazel Phelps in 

6Texas City on January 3, 1946; and

7 WHEREAS, Dr. Phelps was the bass singer and comedic relief 

8for The Phelps Brothers, a gospel quartet that included his 

9three brothers and was formed after they competed in and won a 

10talent contest in 1955; they spent the next 65-plus years 

11singing gospel music all over the United States and sang 

12full-time professionally from 1972 to 1978, during which they 

13toured with other well-known gospel groups, including The Oak 

14Ridge Boys, The Stamps Quartet, and The Blackwood Brothers 

15Quartet; during their musical career, they were nominated as 

16Best New Group by the Gospel Music Association in 1973 and were 

17also the first gospel group to sing at the new Grand Ole Opry 

18in Nashville, Tennessee; and

19 WHEREAS, Dr. Phelps was a leader in the field of 

20education, both as a teacher and an administrator, becoming 

21known for constantly seeking ways to improve the educational 

22process and implementing many programs to benefit the learning 

SR0065- 2 -LRB104 11903 LAW 21994 r

1environment of his students; he began his teaching career at 

2Eldorado High School (EHS); he served as president of the 

3Eldorado teachers' union in the early 1970s and led one of the 

4first teachers' strikes in the State of Illinois; he became 

5principal of EHS in 1988; during his tenure, he opened a child 

6care center located inside the school, allowing students with 

7young children to continue their stud