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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Aaron Michael Olinghouse of Wood River,
4who passed away on April 7, 2011; and
 
5    WHEREAS, He was born in Wood River on January 13, 1990;
6Aaron was afflicted with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and had
7been in a wheelchair since age 9; Aaron resided with his
8grandparents, Vern and Connie Phillips in Wood River, with his
9father living next door; "Gram" cared for Aaron with all the
10love in her heart for that special child; and
 
11    WHEREAS, When Aaron was in 4th grade at Wood River-Hartford
12Elementary, his friend, Scott Bailey, also afflicted with MD,
13and his aide, fell down a flight of stairs; Aaron was given a
14"Do The Right Thing" award for rushing to get them help; he
15went on to attend East Alton-Wood River Community High School,
16receiving his diploma from Mr. John Pearson, Superintendent of
17Schools, Faculty and Staff in 2007 in his home with his friends
18present; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Aaron loved the St. Louis Blues and Green Bay
20Packers; he and his father would attend games when he was well
21enough to go; he attended the last Rams-Packer game in St.
22Louis, where he met Brett Favre, who began to send him

 

 

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1different things, nearly making Aaron cry each time from the
2joy he received; and
 
3    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his
4great-grandparents, Edward McGuiggan and Vern, and JoRuth
5Phillips; and his uncles, Edward and Mark McGuiggan; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Aaron Olinghouse is survived by his parents,
7Michael Olinghouse and Heather Brown-Howard; his grandparents,
8Vern and Connie Phillips; his great-grandmother, Gladys
9McGuiggan; his sister, Halie Sierra Olinghouse, whom he was
10very proud of and loved deeply; his uncles, Chad (Shana)
11Olinghouse, Jay (Georgia) Phillips, Craig (Heather) Shattuck,
12Eric (Lisa) Phillips, and Shane Phillips, who was like a
13brother; his aunt, Nichol Stuessel; his great-uncles, Michael
14(Bonnie) McGuiggan, Jeffrey (Terri) McGuiggan, Roger (Wilda)
15Phillips, Jeffrey (Nina) Phillips, and Larry Phillips; his
16great-aunts, Gay Buellman, Jill (Dennis) Stevenson, and Sheely
17(Denis) Reed; his great-great-aunt and great-great-uncle, Ruby
18and Jim Clark; Les-Lee Clark, a very special friend and cousin;
19his cousins, Rhiannon "Rosie", Emily, Caitlyn Aryn, Abigail
20Nina, Wyatt, and Karlie Matthew; and his best friend since
21pre-school, Taylor Marks; therefore, be it
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
23ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with

 

 

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1his family and friends, the passing of Aaron Olinghouse; and be
2it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Aaron Olinghouse as a symbol of our
5sincere sympathy.