PRINTER'S NO. 2022
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
389
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY STREET, NOVEMBER 29, 2022
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, NOVEMBER 29, 2022
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and achievements of the Honorable T. Milton
Street, Sr., and expressing condolences on his passing.
WHEREAS, The Honorable T. Milton Street, Sr., a former member
of the Senate of Pennsylvania who represented the 3rd Senatorial
District, passed away on November 28, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Milton Street, Sr., better known as T. Milton
Street, Sr., was born April 25, 1939, in Norristown and attended
Conshohocken High School, where his passion for sports and
learning fueled the start of his work and drive throughout the
rest of his life; and
WHEREAS, Senator Street attended Oakwood University (then
Oakwood College) in Huntsville, Alabama, and then returned to
Philadelphia and became a youth leader and organizer in the
Ebenezer SDA Church; and
WHEREAS, Senator Street's unselfish efforts on behalf of the
Ebenezer SDA Church led to his passion for the community and the
people of the City of Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, Senator Street's untiring pursuit for economic
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equality led to his election to the House of Representatives, in
which he served from 1979 to 1980, and to his election to the
Senate in 1980, where he served until 1984; and
WHEREAS, While in the Senate, Senator Street became chair of
the Urban Affairs and Housing Committee, vice chair of the
Community and Economic Development Committee and served as a
member of the Finance Committee and the Law and Justice
Committee; and
WHEREAS, Senator Street made political power accessible to
small businesses, people of color, the homeless and working
families that had long been deprived of housing and equal
opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Senator Street fought to break down barriers and
visualized ways that government could work for everyday people
by enacting change through policy regardless of political
affiliation; and
WHEREAS, As a legislator, Senator Street's public policies
were decades before their time, advocating for socioeconomic
causes, including gaming, funding seniors through the lottery
and the legalization of cannabis; and
WHEREAS, After serving in the Senate, Senator Street remained
a fighter for the poor and dreamed of ending the violence that
plagues the City of Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, Senator Street was married to the late Zella Stacey
Fordham and they had three children, Rene Street Toppin, T.
Milton Street, Jr., and Kevin LaMar Street; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate honor the life and achievements of
the Honorable T. Milton Street, Sr., and express heartfelt
condolences to his family.
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