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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 Derrick Lewis on
4 Saturday September 20, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Born on May 4, 1955, Mr. Lewis attended city
6 public schools and graduated from East St. Louis Senior High
7 School in June 1973; and
8 WHEREAS, A sports enthusiast, Mr. Lewis was a diehard St.
9 Louis Cardinals and Rams fan and an avid league bowler for
10 more than 20 years; he was a member of the Southern Cross 112
11 Masonic Lodge and a Habitat For Humanity volunteer; and
12 WHEREAS, The passing of Derrick Lewis has been deeply
13 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his daughter,
14 Ashley Sierra; his mother, Marcella Lewis Phillips; his
15 father, Arthur Perry; his paternal grandmother, Olivia
16 McNuckles; his brothers, Gregory D. (Bessie R.) Lewis Sr.,
17 Reginald Perry, and Arthur Sargent; his sisters, Donna K.
18 Lewis, Pamela Sargent, Artrice Perry, and Patrice
19 Dickens-Fields; his uncles, Lester L. Lewis Sr. and James
20 (Adeline) Lewis Sr.; his aunts, Annie McCraney, Lillie (Carl
21 Sr.) Prude, Debra McNuckles, Eloise Lewis, and Dortha Lewis;
22 his great-aunt, Laura T. Crowell; his extended family, the
23 Rush/Lawson family; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins
24 and friends; and
25 WHEREAS, Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by his maternal
26 grandparents, Menion and Trudy B. Lewis; an uncle, Joe W.
27 Lewis; an aunt, Jewell, nee Williams, Lewis; and another
28 uncle and aunt, Robert L. and Jewel Delaney; therefore, be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
30 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
31 all who knew and loved him, the death of Derrick Lewis; and
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1 be it further
2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to the family of Derrick Lewis as an expression of
4 our sincerest condolences.