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St. Louis City Resolution Number 383 March 12, 2010 |
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WHEREAS, we pause in our deliberations to note the untimely passing of St. Louis resident, Mr. Gregory Woods; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Woods was born November 21, 1957. He was the son of Willie E. Woods and William Dennis Woods. He had a brother Larry D. Green and a sister Denise D. Woods. His mother preceded him in death on December 24, 2000 and his brother passed away in January 2005
WHEREAS, Mr. Woods went to Bryan Hill Grade School and also attended Northwest High School where he graduated in June 1976. He participated in basketball and received a scholarship to attend the University of Alabama where he went for three years before coming back home to St. Louis; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Woods worked a lot of different jobs such as a machine operator, fork lift driver, warehouse shipping & receiving clerk, heating and cooling technician, and handyman. Some of the companies that he work for included: Schnucks Warehouse, Purex Corp, Lithos Art Gallery, Elkay Industrial, Duke Mfg., Intercon Chemical and InterGlobal Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Woods' favorite hobbies included playing basketball, playing cards, or just hanging out with his friends; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Woods is survived by his daughter Aniqua Dupri Siquora Cleggett (Nicki) born June 10, 1980 in Birmingham, Alabama, his father William Woods, his sister Denise Woods of St. Louis and his girlfriend of 10 years, Jada Douglas, who lives in Cahokia, Illinois. He also has three nephews; Juan, Larry, and Dennis and one niece, Raven.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis that we pause to remember the many contributions of Mr. Gregory Woods to the citizens of the City of St. Louis and we join with his many friends in expressing our sorrow at his passing, and we further direct the Clerk of this Board to spread a copy of this Resolution across the minutes of these proceedings and to prepare a memorial copy for presentation to the Woods family, at a time and place deemed appropriate by the Sponsor.
Introduced on the 12th day of March, 2010 by
Honorable Gregory J. Carter, Alderman 27th Ward
Adopted this the 12th day of March, 2010 as attested:
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David W. Sweeney
Clerk, Board of Aldermen____________________________
Lewis E. Reed
President, Board of Aldermen