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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Greg L. Rieves Sr.; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Greg Rieves was born in Chicago to Fred and Hattie
5Rieves on August 12, 1968; he grew up in Maywood and attended
6Lexington Elementary School and Proviso East High School, where
7he participated in numerous activities including basketball
8and baseball; he attended Indiana State University on a
9baseball scholarship, where he was a member of Phi Beta Sigma
10Fraternity, Inc.; he earned both his Bachelor of Science and
11Master of Science in Criminology from Indiana State University;
12and
 
13    WHEREAS, Greg Rieves was an Illinois State Trooper and
14served for 25 years until his retirement at the age of 50; and
 
15    WHEREAS, In 1997, Greg Rieves and Donna welcomed a son,
16Greg "G" Rieves Jr.; he took fatherhood very seriously and was
17proud that his son became a college graduate and fraternity
18brother; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Greg Rieves continued his baseball career and
20played on numerous semi-professionally teams later in life; he
21was a very disciplined, charismatic, and upstanding man whose

 

 

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1character transcended through all of his passions and
2relationships; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Greg Rieves was preceded in death by his brother,
4Bryant Rieves, and his sister-in-law, Betty Rieves; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Greg Rieves is survived by his son, Greg Rieves
6Jr.; his mother, Hattie Rieves; his father, Fred Rieves; his
7sisters, Diamond and Starr Rieves; his brothers, Tobia (Sheila)
8Hill, Christopher Rieves, Avonte Rieves, Valsco Rieves, and
9Xavier Rieves; his special loved ones, Donna Merrill and
10stepchildren, Ariele (Etienne) Nelson and Jordan Smith; his
11special friend, Stacey Simmons; and many aunts, uncles, nieces,
12and nephews; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
15Greg L. Rieves Sr. and extend our sincere condolences to his
16family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
17further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to the family of Greg Rieves as an expression of our
20deepest sympathy.