Full Text of SR0770 94th General Assembly
SR0770 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Shawn D. Davis on June 4, | 4 |
| 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Shawn was born on July 17, 1972, in Chicago | 6 |
| Heights to Delois Davis and Marcus Peace; he gave his life to | 7 |
| Christ at an early age at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist | 8 |
| church and later in life, he found an inner peace; and
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| WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Big Shawn", he began his | 10 |
| education at Lexington Elementary; he went on to attend Proviso | 11 |
| East High School, where he attained his high school diploma and | 12 |
| cultivated his love for football; and
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| WHEREAS, His athleticism has been nationally recognized | 14 |
| and is accompanied by All State honors; he set records as a | 15 |
| receiver that are yet to be broken; his records and athletic | 16 |
| ability made him one of the best tight ends at Proviso East | 17 |
| High school; he received numerous athletic scholarship offers | 18 |
| to join the rosters of several Big 10 universities; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, He grew up across the street from the Lightford | 20 |
| household and was one of the nicest and most gentle persons | 21 |
| anyone could ever encounter in life; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a "Big Brother" and mentor to many young | 23 |
| men in the neighborhood, including Senator Kimberly A. | 24 |
| Lightford's brother, Melvin "Nankey", and was always ready and | 25 |
| willing to have a brotherly conversation with any of them when | 26 |
| the need arose; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis had an entrepreneurial spirit and | 28 |
| enjoyed traveling, sports, and being surrounded by his closest | 29 |
| friends; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis was a wonderful man who could be counted | 2 |
| on or called upon to assist in any way; he was one of God's true | 3 |
| soldiers, and so many people were touched by his life; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Shawn D. Davis has been deeply felt | 5 |
| by many, especially his mother, Delois Phillips; his | 6 |
| stepfather, Willie Phillips; his sister, Latoya Phillips; his | 7 |
| niece, Uneke Phillips; his nephew, Dwayne Crowder Jr.; his | 8 |
| grandparents, Katie Davis and Loretta Weston; his special | 9 |
| friend, Ashina Kelly; his uncles and aunts, Ann Bailey (John), | 10 |
| Vivian, Deborah, Diane, Loretta, Ronald, and Donald; and his | 11 |
| many other family and friends; he was preceded in death by his | 12 |
| father, Marcus Peace; his grandparents, Willie Davis and Dirk | 13 |
| Weston; and his uncle, Michael A. Davis; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 15 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 |
| Shawn D. Davis, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 21 |
| sympathy.
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