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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Steve Kennedy of Winthrop Harbor, who
4 passed away on September 24, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born July 11, 1956 in Waukegan; he attended
6 church at The Well Ministries in Winthrop Harbor; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He was a firefighter all of his life, including
8 serving as a volunteer for the Winthrop Harbor Fire Department;
9 he was a paramedic for the Winthrop Harbor Rescue Department;
10 he was a paramedic for the Zion Rescue Department; he was a
11 fireman, working his way up to Captain and Acting Chief for the
12 Fort Sheridan Fire Department; and he concluded his career at
13 Great Lakes Fire Department in 2001; and
 
14     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father and mother,
15 Gerald Kennedy and Grace Townsend Kennedy; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Steve Kennedy is survived by his fiancée, Brenda
17 Alexander; his daughters, Kristina Kennedy and Hannah Kennedy;
18 his two grandchildren, Kayla Kennedy and Shaynna Strait; his
19 four sisters, Geraldine Gray, Terry Kennedy, Sherry Kennedy,
20 and Mary (Jerry) Powles; and his ex-wife, Penny (Larry)
21 Erickson; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
3 his family and friends, the passing of Steve Kennedy; and be it
4 further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Steve Kennedy as a symbol of our
7 sincere sympathy.