SR1556 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Michael Kikuo Cavalenes of River Forest, who passed away on May 28, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Michael Cavalenes was born on April 2, 1984; he attended Willard Elementary School, Roosevelt Middle School, Oak Park and River Forest High School, and graduated from the Oakley School in 2002 with honors in math and English; and

WHEREAS, Michael Cavalenes was artistically talented and studied Chinese brush painting, piano, and the flute; he was an avid soccer player and played for many years on teams coached by his father and on the Oak Park and River Forest High School varsity team; he was a prolific writer and wrote hundreds of poems and a manuscript for a children's book, which he planned to collaborate on with his mother; and

WHEREAS, Michael Cavalenes enjoyed family vacations to Hawaii and fishing for baby hammerhead sharks with his Uncle Mike; and

WHEREAS, Michael Cavalenes was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Edwin and Tomie Tamura; and

WHEREAS, Michael Cavalenes is survived by his parents, Mark and Lynne (nee Tamura); his grandparents, George and Elisabeth Cavalenes; and his uncles, Michael Tamura, Mathew (Patti), Steven, Michael, and George Cavalenes; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Michael Kikuo Cavalenes, 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 Michael Cavalenes as an expression of our deepest sympathy.