Full Text of SR1403 99th 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 William E. "Night Hawk" Austin, Jr., who | 4 | | passed away on December 23, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Austin, Jr. was born in DeLand, Florida, | 6 | | to William, Sr. and Margaret A. Austin on November 12, 1950; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, William Austin, Jr. graduated from high school and | 9 | | entered Bethune-Cookman College; he served in the United States | 10 | | Army with the 173rd Airborne Brigade "The Herd" during the | 11 | | Vietnam War; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, William Austin, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 13 | | parents; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, William Austin, Jr. is survived by his devoted | 15 | | wife, Tracy Smith-Austin; his mother-in-law, Betty Smith; his | 16 | | sisters, Bettye (Archie) Gavin and Karen (George) Scruggs; his | 17 | | brother, Wayne (Nora) Austin; his children, Patronda Austin, | 18 | | William Austin, III, Kevin Woody, and Richard Austin; his | 19 | | godson, Mar'Shawn Tyrel McCullum; his 6 grandchildren; his 6 | 20 | | great-grandchildren; his cousins, Ronnie and Timothy Williams; | 21 | | his special friends, Elmer Wright and Juan Garcia; and his many |
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| 1 | | nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 4 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of William E. Austin, | 5 | | Jr.; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of William Austin, Jr. as an expression | 8 | | of our sympathy.
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