SR0746 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois were very saddened to learn of the tragic death of Kevin McCann of Park Ridge on September 4, 2004; and

WHEREAS, Following a brawl at a tailgate party on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Brett Harman, Kevin's best friend since childhood, was mortally wounded, and Kevin, in defense of his friend, immediately jumped to tackle the shooter, and was shot and killed; and

WHEREAS, Kevin McCann and Brett Harman grew up together and were top wrestlers for their high schools; Brett, a U.S. Marine, was stationed in North Carolina and was scheduled to be deployed to Iraq in January; Kevin and other friends had traveled from Chicago to visit Brett over the Labor Day weekend; it was said that neither boy had a serious bone in their bodies, and that they were such happy-go-lucky kids; and

WHEREAS, Kevin graduated from Notre Dame High School in Niles in 1999; he was a captain of the varsity wrestling team, an All-Conference wrestler, a conference, regional, and sectional wrestling champion, and a starting player on the varsity football team; and

WHEREAS, Kevin went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he majored in business and was a three-year varsity letterman in wrestling; in both the classroom and in competition, he continued to earn the respect and admiration of friends and teammates who shared the opinion that Kevin was an outstanding individual; and

WHEREAS, He recently began a career as an insurance broker, working as an account executive at Mesirow Financial in Chicago; in the brief time he was there, his co-workers recognized that Kevin was an individual of rare confidence and competence; and

WHEREAS, Kevin was a young man of remarkable ability, impressive accomplishment, and exceptional potential; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Kevin McCann will be deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Jane and Dennis McCann; his brother Terry (Eileen) McCann; and many other relatives, friends, and former coaches and teammates; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of Kevin McCann along with all who knew and loved him and extend our sincerest condolences to his family and friends; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to his family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.