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SR0136LRB104 12476 ECR 22809 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Kenneth Ray Ford, who passed away on 

4February 14, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Kenneth Ford was born to James "Partner" Ford and 

6Edna Bennett in Tamms; he attended Blane Elementary School 

7while supplementing his family's income by working a number of 

8jobs, including plowing fields and harvesting fruit; he 

9graduated from Lovejoy High School and moved to Chicago; he 

10served in the U.S. Army, through which he traveled throughout 

11Europe; he then began an apprenticeship at the Central Shops 

12of the University of Chicago, working under the tutelage of 

13several physicists who contributed to the Manhattan Project; 

14and

15 WHEREAS, Kenneth Ford worked as a machinist who designed 

16and made tools for scientific purposes, including several 

17instruments sent on the Apollo 11 mission to the moon; he also 

18served as a union steward, and he was elected as the first 

19African American business representative for the International 

20Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO in 

21the 1980s, remaining in this position until he retired; and

22 WHEREAS, Kenneth Ford committed to his faith later in 

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1life, and he enjoyed golfing, improving his culinary skills, 

2traveling, gardening, and attending family gatherings; and

3 WHEREAS, Kenneth Ford was a lifelong believer in the 

4importance of fairness and justice; he will be remembered for 

5his quick wit, boisterous laughter, and sharp humor; and

6 WHEREAS, Kenneth Ford was preceded in death by his 

7children, Patricia Foggs and Richard Grundy; his grandson, 

8Aaron Ford;