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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 |