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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| were deeply grieved to learn of the death of Brian Avery of |
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| Wilmette on Monday, December 28, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Brian lived his entire life in Wilmette, the third |
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| of five children; he attended St. Francis Xavier Catholic |
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| School from the time he was in kindergarten, where he excelled |
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| in math and writing; and
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| WHEREAS, Brian was quite an athlete and experimented with |
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| several sports, including soccer and hockey; by eighth grade, |
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| he was focusing on basketball and was a point guard on one of |
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| St. Francis Xavier's two squads; and
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| WHEREAS, He had strawberry-blond hair, had the special |
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| ability to make friends, and he was known to stick up for |
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| others; he loved playing video games, especially Halo 2, and |
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| was a fan of the University of Illinois basketball team; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Brian Avery has been deeply felt by |
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| many, especially his parents, Janet and Brian Avery; his |
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| sisters, Annie and Francie; his brothers, Tony and Petey; his |
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| grandfather, Bill Avery, and step-grandmother, Heidi Avery; |
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| his grandmother, Francie Creevy; his grandmother, Marge Avery, |
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| and step-grandfather, Ray Andrews; and his fellow students and |
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| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that even while we mourn the |
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| passing of Brian Avery, who was taken from this world at much |
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| too young an age, we celebrate and give thanks for the life |
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| that he lived and the people that he touched, and we extend our |
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| deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and |
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| loved him; and be it further
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