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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Marvin E. Day Jr. of Springfield, who |
| 4 | | passed away on March 6, 2022; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Day was born in Chicago to Marvin E. Sr. |
| 6 | | and Ezella Day on November 12, 1962; he graduated from |
| 7 | | Southeast High School in Springfield and married Dana |
| 8 | | Bankhead-Day on October 17, 1998; he married KaMyra Doaks on |
| 9 | | July 11, 2020; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Day began working for Springfield Public |
| 11 | | School District 186 at Sandburg Elementary School; on July 10, |
| 12 | | 2000, he began his employment with the City of Springfield |
| 13 | | Public Works, where he was especially proud of his dedicated |
| 14 | | service; he retired on November 12, 2021 after 21 years of |
| 15 | | service; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Day enjoyed fishing, hunting, and playing |
| 17 | | his music; for years, he played bass guitar with the Funky Me |
| 18 | | and the Unfound Funk, Magnum Force, Unique Experience, The |
| 19 | | Force, and numerous other bands until he stopped playing and |
| 20 | | devoted his time to raising his children; he coached the girls |
| 21 | | track team at Southeast High School and enjoyed mentoring and |
| 22 | | training the girls; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Day was preceded in death by his father, |
| 2 | | Marvin E. Day Sr.; his father-in-law, Paul Harmon; his sister, |
| 3 | | Debra Henderson; his grandparents, Ezell and Helena Booth, |
| 4 | | Charles and Orene Day, and William and Della Webster; and his |
| 5 | | uncle, Charles Day; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Marvin Day is survived by his mother and father, |
| 7 | | Ezella and Milford Webster; his mother-in-law, Jacqueline |
| 8 | | Harmon; his wife, KaMyra Day; his son, Keon Day; his daughter, |
| 9 | | Starrsha Bankhead; his son, Diondre Doaks; his daughter, |
| 10 | | Dierra Doaks; his sisters, Lisa (Jon) Sloan and Sheila |
| 11 | | (Dennis) Hanson; his granddaughter, Imani Rochelle Mixon; his |
| 12 | | special aunts, Joyce (Willis) Logan, Lanie Meredith-Bailey, |
| 13 | | and Joel Webster; his special uncle, Ned Kerr; his special |
| 14 | | cousin, Michelle (Brian) Kerr-Spry; and numerous nieces, |
| 15 | | nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Marvin E. Day Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Marvin Day as an expression of our |