Full Text of SR0159 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 Clayton "Clay" Parks of Elgin, formerly | 4 | | of Princeville, who passed away on February 15, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Clay Parks was born in Peoria to Roger and Leslie | 6 | | Parks on February 26, 1986; he grew up in Princeville; he | 7 | | graduated from Northern Illinois University's College of | 8 | | Business in 2014, where he was known as an outstanding student | 9 | | and natural leader; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Clay Parks worked as a human resources manager at | 11 | | Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora; he joined the team in November of | 12 | | 2018 and was responsible for Aurora, Hammond, Indiana, and | 13 | | Denver; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Clay Parks could strike up a conversation with | 15 | | anyone he met, and his smile and laugh were contagious; he was | 16 | | an avid fan of Chicago sports, including the Bears, Bulls, | 17 | | Blackhawks, and Cubs; he had many hobbies, but his family was | 18 | | his greatest joy; he took his responsibilities as a husband and | 19 | | father very seriously and held those titles above all else; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Clay Parks was preceded in death by his father, | 21 | | Roger Parks; his paternal grandparents, Earl Dale Parks and |
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| 1 | | Evelyn Casey; and his maternal grandfather, Bill Deer; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Clay Parks is survived by his wife, Abby (Bowen) | 3 | | Parks; his son, Axel Parks; his mother and stepfather, Leslie | 4 | | and Dave Kendra; his brother, Cole Sloan; his in-laws, Todd and | 5 | | Kim Bowen; his sister-in-law, Kaylynn (Mike) O'Donnell; and his | 6 | | maternal grandmother, Charlene Bell; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Clayton "Clay" Parks and extend our sincere condolences to his | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Clay Parks as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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