Full Text of SR0879 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Captain Antoine Marvin Lewis; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Captain Antoine Lewis was born in Chicago to
| 5 | | Rodney A. Sr. and Antoinette Lewis on May 9, 1979; he graduated | 6 | | from Rich Central High School in 1997; he was very studious and | 7 | | felt it was important to understand history and African | 8 | | culture; he joined the U.S. Army
as a track vehicle mechanic | 9 | | and spent his first three years stationed in Germany; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Captain Antoine Lewis left the military
and spent | 11 | | some time as a civilian recruiter; he worked as an interstate | 12 | | truck driver and, after visiting most of the big cities in the | 13 | | U.S., felt that Chicago was the greatest of them all; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Captain Antoine Lewis re-enlisted in the military | 15 | | as a
motor transport/truck driver; he soon decided to become a | 16 | | logistical officer; he attended Officer Candidate School and | 17 | | was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant
Transportation Officer | 18 | | in 2011; after achieving his goal of becoming an officer,
he | 19 | | continued to travel the world, visiting Germany,
Kosovo, Ghana, | 20 | | France, the Dominican Republic, China, Ireland, Thailand, the | 21 | | Philippines, and
Canada; during this time, he completed his | 22 | | Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Strayer
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| 1 | | University; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Captain Antoine Lewis was serving in Afghanistan | 3 | | in 2012 when he met Yalena Lopez; he was stationed in Korea | 4 | | from 2015 to 2017; he and Yalena were married on March 25, | 5 | | 2018; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, After 14 years of military service,
Captain | 7 | | Antoine Lewis was a highly decorated captain and received | 8 | | numerous awards and honors; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Captain Antoine Lewis was committed to life-long | 10 | | learning, loved all people, attended church faithfully, and was | 11 | | devoted to illuminating the beauty and richness of Africa; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Captain Antoine Lewis was preceded in death by his | 13 | | sister, Kristina Lynn Lewis; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Captain Antoine Lewis is survived by his wife,
| 15 | | Yalena Lopez-Lewis, his sons, Antoine Marvin Lewis Jr. and | 16 | | Messiah Phelps; his parents; and his siblings, Ronetta Hoskins, | 17 | | Rodney (Terry) Lewis Jr., Antoinette Lewis Jr., Monica (Marcus) | 18 | | Wilson, Markita Lewis, Michael Lewis, and Angelo Lewis; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Captain Antoine Marvin Lewis and extend our sincere condolences | 3 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 4 | | it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Captain Antoine Lewis as an | 7 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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