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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Lawrence Samuel "Sam" Allen of Grafton,
4who passed away on July 4, 2013; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Sam Allen was born on December 29, 1989, in
6Jerseyville, to Lawrence and Penelope (Overcash) Allen; he
7graduated from Jersey Community High School in 2008 and
8attended Southeast Missouri State University in Cape
9Girardeau, Missouri, where he studied agriculture business and
10was a proud member of Sigma Phi Epsilon; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Sam Allen enjoyed working on the family farm and
12hunting; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Sam Allen was preceded in death by his grandpa,
14Warren Allen and his grandparents, Harry and Frances Overcash;
15and
 
16    WHEREAS, Sam Allen is survived by his parents; his
17brothers, Seth (Stacy) Allen, Dustin (Amy) Elliott, and Josh
18(Gretchen) Allen; his sisters, Hannah (RJ) Lancaster and
19Frances Allen; his grandmother, Eileen Allen; his 10 nieces and
20nephews; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends;
21therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3Lawrence Samuel Allen, and extend our sincere condolences to
4his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Sam Allen as an expression of our
8deepest sympathy.