HR1123 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of William-Daniel Hans Payne, of Johnston City, who passed away on May 14, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Payne was born on July 14, 1988 in Carbondale to Brian and Sharon (nee Hartung) Payne; he graduated from Johnston City High School in 2007, where he participated in football, wrestling, and baseball and was a member of the National Honor Society; he married Terra Harriss on June 4, 2011 in DeSoto; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Payne worked as a coal miner at M-Class Mining; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Payne was an avid motorcycle rider and enjoyed racing go-carts and dirt track race cars; he also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and being with family, friends, and his pets, Maggie, Willie, and Jack; he was a member of the Buccaneer's Club of Johnston City; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Payne was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Hans Hartung and Lindell Payne; great-grandfather, Joseph "Gramps" Tkocz; a great-grandmother, Sophie Kochinsky; an uncle, Michael Payne; and a cousin, Connie Smith; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Payne is survived by his wife, Terra; his parents; his sister, Samantha Payne; maternal grandparents, Faye and Earl Hutchinson and Betty and George Kupczak; paternal grandmother, Maryann Payne; a great-grandmother, Louise Still; uncles and aunts, Karl and John Hartung, Shawn, Shayne, and Scott Hutchinson, Kathy Estes and Erika Frick, Tim Payne and Debbie Belt; mother and father-in-law, Michael and Cathy Harriss; brother and sister-in-laws, Matthew and wife Sarah and Shane Harriss; aunts, Candace Kochinsky and Jean Smith; other special aunts and uncles; several cousins; a niece, Kaelyn; and a nephew, Hayden; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of William-Daniel Hans Payne, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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