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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were saddened to learn of the death of Ralph Andrew
 4    Tolbert II; and

 5        WHEREAS, Ralph Tolbert was born on July 18, 1984 to Ralph
 6    and Julie Tolbert; he was their second child; and

 7        WHEREAS, He attended elementary school in  District  144;
 8    he  attended  Hillcrest,  Palatine,  and  graduated from Rich
 9    Central High School; he attended Prairie  State  College  and
10    was planning to transfer to Northern Illinois University; and

11        WHEREAS,  He grew up in the church and accepted Christ in
12    his early teens at Pure in Heart  Missionary  Baptist  Church
13    under  the leadership of Oscar C. Thomas; he later joined St.
14    Mark with his family; and

15        WHEREAS, He was known as "Ralphie Boy" to his friends and
16    enjoyed  wrestling,   video   games,   bowling,   basketball,
17    football,  rapping,  and  footworking  with  his brothers; he
18    enjoyed fixing cars, working on houses, and had several  jobs
19    and cars; he loved spending time with his family and would do
20    anything for his family; and

21        WHEREAS,  His  passing  will  be  deeply  felt  by  many,
22    especially  his  parents, Reverend Ralph A. Tolbert and Julie
23    C.  Tolbert;  his  favorite  sister,  Tiffany   Tolbert-Brock
24    (Lamont);  his  two  nieces,  Zaria and Kaniya Brock; his six
25    brothers, Chad Tolbert,  Jonathan  Tolbert,  Daniel  Tolbert,
26    Julian   Tolbert,   and   James  and  Jermaine  Simmons;  his
27    grandparents, James  and  Esther  Simmons;  his  grandmother,
28    Shirley  Richardson;  and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins,
29    relatives, and friends; and

30        WHEREAS, Ralph was preceded in death by an older brother,
31    Taijuan; therefore, be it
 
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 1        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
 2    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
 3    Ralph Andrew Tolbert II along with all who knew and loved him
 4    and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends;
 5    and be it further

 6        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 7    presented to the family of Ralph  Andrew  Tolbert  II  as  an
 8    expression of our deepest sympathy.