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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
AN HONORABLE RECOGNITION OF ABRAHAM BOLDEN
WHEREAS, Abraham Bolden was born on January 19, 1935, in East St Louis, Illinois, to the parents of Daniel and Ophelia Bolden; and
WHEREAS, Abraham Bolden has five siblings--Daniel Bolden Jr., Benjamin Bolden, Cecelia Bolden, Ezra Bolden, who have all preceded him in death, and Faye Buck his only living sibling; and
WHEREAS, Abraham Bolden, in 1952, attended Lincoln High School, in East St. Louis, Illinois; and attended college on a full scholarship at Lincoln University, in Jefferson City, Missouri, where he graduated "cum Laude" and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1956; and
WHEREAS, Abraham Bolden, in 1956, married the love of his life, Barbara Hardy, whom he grew up with, and was married to for 49 years upon her passing on December 27, 2005; and
WHEREAS, Abraham Bolden and Barbara Bolden had three children--Ahvia Maria (deceased 2021), Abraham Jr. (deceased 2021), and Dr. Daaim Shabazz-and two grandchildren-Ismail and Cyndi Bolden; and
WHEREAS, Abraham Bolden had a passion for law enforcement; and after graduating college, he became the first "Negro" investigator to be hired by Pinkerton National Detective Agency in 1956 and in 1957. Where he served as an Illinois State Police Trooper, in Peoria, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Abraham Bolden in 1959, applied for a United States Secret Service position. On October 30, 1960 special agent in charge Paul J. Paterni swore Bolden in as the first "Negro" to work for the United States Secret Service; and
WHEREAS, Abraham Bolden in 1962 ranked second in the nation in solving counterfeit and check-forging cases; and
WHEREAS, Abraham Bolden, because of his exceptional work, received a special acknowledgement from President John F. Kennedy, who met Bolden in front of a washroom assignment at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois on April 28, 1961, at 8:30 p.m. Where the President asked Bolden to join the White House Secret Service detail in Washi...
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