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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Anthony Toussaint, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | June 20, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Anthony Toussaint was born in London, England to | ||||||
6 | Elizabeth and Allan Toussaint on October 25, 1960; at an early | ||||||
7 | age, he demonstrated his love for learning by always reading | ||||||
8 | and writing and learning something new; he challenged | ||||||
9 | everything he did not believe to be true or right and was | ||||||
10 | forward thinking, always looking for the next move; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Anthony Toussaint earned his B.Sc. in Chemistry | ||||||
12 | from the University of Leicester; he then earned a M.Sc. in | ||||||
13 | Surface Chemistry and Colloids from the University of Bristol | ||||||
14 | and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University College | ||||||
15 | London; he completed postdoctoral work at the State University | ||||||
16 | of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry with | ||||||
17 | Dr. Philip Luner, which was followed by an MBA from the | ||||||
18 | Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Anthony Toussaint worked for The Sherwin Williams | ||||||
20 | Company in both Chicago and Cleveland, Sandoz Agro Inc. in Des | ||||||
21 | Plaines, DSM Desotech/DSM Functional Materials in Elgin, St. | ||||||
22 | Sabina Employment Resource Center in Chicago, and East-West |
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1 | University in Chicago; he held the position of co-director of a | ||||||
2 | summer jobs program at the St. Sabina Employment Resource | ||||||
3 | Center, where he hired mentors, worked with employers, and | ||||||
4 | placed 15 to 24 year old individuals in summer jobs; at the | ||||||
5 | time of his passing, he was the Manager of R&D/Technical | ||||||
6 | Services at ICL Specialty Products in Hammond, Indiana and the | ||||||
7 | 2018 ACS Chair of the Chicago Section; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Anthony Toussaint served young adults with | ||||||
9 | disabilities as a member of the Board of Directors for The | ||||||
10 | Bradley Cameron Association; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Anthony Toussaint enjoyed playing golf and | ||||||
12 | mentoring young people in the community; he also enjoyed | ||||||
13 | listening to music, especially Gospel, Reggae, and R&B; he ran | ||||||
14 | the Chicago Marathon in 2009 and 2010; he loved his family, | ||||||
15 | especially the frequent talks he had with his mother and Aunt | ||||||
16 | Sonia, who was like a second mother to him; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Anthony Toussaint is survived by his mother, | ||||||
18 | Elizabeth; his brothers; his aunts, his uncles; his nieces and | ||||||
19 | nephews; his many friends; his work associates; and the | ||||||
20 | Community of Saint Sabina; therefore, be it
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21 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
22 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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1 | Anthony Toussaint and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
2 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
3 | further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the family of Anthony Toussaint as an expression | ||||||
6 | of our deepest sympathy.
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