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