Full Text of HR0523 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Daniel L. | 4 | | Coutee, who passed away on September 15, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Coutee was born to Mary Coutee-Rachal on | 6 | | March 21, 1939; his early years were spent in Alexandria, | 7 | | Louisiana, where he attended St. James Elementary-High School; | 8 | | he attended beauty and barber college in New Orleans; during | 9 | | this time he became a father to six children, Gloria, Kevin, | 10 | | Daniel, Chris, Adrienne, and Cionna; he then relocated to | 11 | | Chicago and attended Roosevelt University and St. Luke College; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Coutee began his career as a longshoreman | 14 | | at the Brass Foundation, a shipping company, from 1972 to 1994; | 15 | | from 1994 to 2005, he worked at the Chicago Department of Human | 16 | | Services; from 2005 to 2015, he worked at the Illinois | 17 | | Department of Transportation as a technical manager and | 18 | | communication outreach liaison for Region 1; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Coutee married Mary E. Flowers on January | 20 | | 8, 1991, and they had one daughter, Makeda Iman Coutee; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Coutee was affectionately known as "Danny |
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| 1 | | Boy" and "Papa" and was a devoted husband and father; he | 2 | | enjoyed traveling, the outdoors, jogging, swimming, skating, | 3 | | and riding his bike; he loved his community and took great | 4 | | pride in his labor, gardening, and the beautification of his | 5 | | neighborhood; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Coutee was preceded in death by his mother, | 7 | | Mary Coutee-Rachal; his grandmother, Rosine Coutee; and his | 8 | | grandfather (father), John Coutee; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Coutee is survived by his wife, State | 10 | | Representative Mary E. Flowers; his daughter, Makeda; his | 11 | | granddaughter, Madison; his children, Kevin, Daniel (Vonetta), | 12 | | Gloria, Adrienne, and Cionna (Bruce); his grandchildren, | 13 | | Tyresha, Brianna, Malikah, Christopher, Destiny, DeMarco, | 14 | | Danae, Daniel Jr., Shannon, Tiffany, Kevin Jr., Ireion, Kalvin, | 15 | | Kanemon, and Jameson; his brother, Alexander (Shirley); and | 16 | | numerous other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we mourn the passing of Daniel L. Coutee and extend our sincere | 20 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 21 | | him; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Daniel Coutee as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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