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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Ray Shaw on Tuesday, June
4 6, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Shaw was the founder of a Central Illinois
6 mini-catering empire; Shaw's Catering & Restaurant was
7 headquartered at 161 S. Jasper St. in Decatur; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Mr. Shaw's story was one of a rags-to-riches rise
9 in the business world; he grew up poor in a family of ten on a
10 Tennessee farm and had a job washing dishes in a Memphis hotel
11 by the age of 13; in 1950, he moved to Decatur and learned to be
12 a breakfast cook at the former Hotel Orlando; he started a
13 catering business from his garage and expanded his trade
14 steadily; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He opened the Jasper Street restaurant in 1974 and
16 later added an outdoor facility called Shaw's Garden near his
17 home, while he presided over a catering business that reached
18 all over Central Illinois and beyond; in 2003, the business had
19 more than 20 employees; and
 
20     WHEREAS, The passing of Ray Shaw has been deeply felt by
21 many, and he will be remembered for his strong sense of
22 compassion; therefore, be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
24 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
25 Ray Shaw, and we extend our sincere condolences to his family,
26 friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
27     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
29 sympathy.