SR0755 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Kevin John Bryant, who passed away on June 8, 2008 in Loveland, Colorado, as a result of injuries suffered on a rafting trip with friends on the Poudre River; and

WHEREAS, He was born on July 15, 1986 to John and Theresa Bryant; he treasured (and teased) his younger brothers, Patrick, Michael, and David, and his sister, Mary Kate, who together with their parents formed an exceptionally close-knit, Christian family; and

WHEREAS, Kevin was a member of Holy Cross Church, where he received the Sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation; he attended the Batavia schools and was a proud Bulldog of Batavia High School, playing varsity basketball for three years; Kevin recently graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University, where he was a four-year Titan basketball player and a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity; and

WHEREAS, He had accepted a job in finance and was scheduled to start in July; Kevin was a powerful and kind force and in his short 21 years he was a blessing not only to his parents and brothers and sister, but also to a large extended family; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his grandpa, Fred Bryant; and

WHEREAS, Kevin John Bryant is survived by his parents, John and Theresa; his brothers, Patrick, Michael, and David; his sister, Mary Kate; his grandparents, Jack and Pat Abell and Maureen Bryant; his godfather, David Bryant; his aunts and uncles, Mike and Janice Abell, Marty and Rocky Rode, Tim Abell, Sue Bryant and Larry Fox, Sandie and Tom Gibbs, Mike and Ursula Bryant, Pat and Debbie Bryant, Mary and Chuck Lowry, Fred and Diane Bryant, Jay and Janet Bryant, Molly Bryant, Mark and Heather Bryant; he is also survived by numerous cousins, whom he loved spending time with, and his girlfriend, Kourtney Tarvin; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Kevin John Bryant; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Kevin John Bryant as a symbol of our sympathy.