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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  learned with regret of the death of Roy W. "Wesley"
 4    Kenney III on Saturday, September 13, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Roy W. Kenney III was born on January 9, 1953 in
 6    St. Louis, Missouri; and

 7        WHEREAS, Wesley, as he was known by those who  knew  him,
 8    attended school in the Alabama and Ohio school systems before
 9    his family returned to East St. Louis in 1960; and

10        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Kenney received his bachelor's degree from
11    Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1974 and later attended
12    the St. Louis College of Pharmacy; and

13        WHEREAS, The passing of of Roy W.  Kenney  III  has  been
14    deeply  felt  by  all  who knew and loved him, especially his
15    father, Dr. Roy  W.  Kenney,  Jr.;  his  sisters,  Cheryl  E.
16    McKinney  and  Deborah  B.  Kenney;  his  niece,  Perchell E.
17    McKinney; his aunts, Katherine  Brown,  Retha  Fant,  Dorothy
18    Austin, Reba Kenney, and Ora Kenney; his uncle, Howard (Jane)
19    Kenney; and a host of other relatives and friends; therefore,
20    be it

21        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
22    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the  passing
23    of  Roy  W. Kenney III and extend our deepest sympathy to his
24    family, friends, and community; Wesley will be remembered  as
25    a loving and truly gentle spirit to many; and be it further

26        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
27    presented to the family of Roy W. Kenney III as an expression
28    of our sincerest condolences.