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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois learned with regret of the death of Derrick Lewis on
 4    Saturday September 20, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS,  Born  on  May  4, 1955, Mr. Lewis attended city
 6    public schools and graduated from East St. Louis Senior  High
 7    School in June 1973; and

 8        WHEREAS, A sports enthusiast, Mr. Lewis was a diehard St.
 9    Louis  Cardinals  and  Rams fan and an avid league bowler for
10    more than 20 years; he was a member of the Southern Cross 112
11    Masonic Lodge and a Habitat For Humanity volunteer; and

12        WHEREAS, The passing of Derrick  Lewis  has  been  deeply
13    felt  by all who knew and loved him, especially his daughter,
14    Ashley Sierra;  his  mother,  Marcella  Lewis  Phillips;  his
15    father,   Arthur  Perry;  his  paternal  grandmother,  Olivia
16    McNuckles; his brothers, Gregory D. (Bessie  R.)  Lewis  Sr.,
17    Reginald  Perry,  and  Arthur  Sargent; his sisters, Donna K.
18    Lewis,   Pamela   Sargent,   Artrice   Perry,   and   Patrice
19    Dickens-Fields; his uncles, Lester L.  Lewis  Sr.  and  James
20    (Adeline)  Lewis Sr.; his aunts, Annie McCraney, Lillie (Carl
21    Sr.) Prude, Debra McNuckles, Eloise Lewis, and Dortha  Lewis;
22    his  great-aunt,  Laura  T. Crowell; his extended family, the
23    Rush/Lawson family; and a host of  nieces,  nephews,  cousins
24    and friends; and

25        WHEREAS,  Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by his maternal
26    grandparents, Menion and Trudy B. Lewis;  an  uncle,  Joe  W.
27    Lewis;  an  aunt,  Jewell,  nee  Williams, Lewis; and another
28    uncle and aunt, Robert L. and Jewel Delaney; therefore, be it

29        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
30    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
31    all who knew and loved him, the death of Derrick  Lewis;  and
 
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 1    be it further

 2        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 3    presented to the family of Derrick Lewis as an expression  of
 4    our sincerest condolences.