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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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| learned with sadness of the death of Barron R. "Mr. Fresh" Rice |
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| of Springfield on Wednesday, May 25, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on September 5, 1970, to his proud |
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| parents, Roscoe and Irene Rice, in Indianola, Mississippi; he |
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| was a 1989 graduate of Gentry High School in Indianola; and
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| WHEREAS, Following high school, he moved to Springfield and |
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| attended Mr. John's Barber College; he founded and was the |
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| proud owner of Mr. Fresh Barber and Beauty Salon; and
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| WHEREAS, At an early age, he was baptized at St. James |
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| Missionary Baptist Church in
Indianola; he was a member of Zion |
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| Missionary Baptist Church in Springfield; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Fresh was known for his willingness to serve |
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| humanity and for the ability to make light of any tense |
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| situation with his flair for comic relief; he served as a |
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| mentor to his family and friends and was an inspiration to all |
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| who knew him; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Barron R. "Mr. Fresh" Rice has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his mother, Irene Rice; his |
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| brothers, Portis "Chop" Rice, Ricky Smith, and Ricky Anderson; |
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| his sisters, Fatina Rice, Gloria Shaw, Debra Rice, and Kathryn |
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| Rice; his god brother, Brian "Big B" Williams; his special |
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| friend, Edward Knox; and his many nephews, nieces, uncles, |
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| aunts, cousins, other relatives, and friends; he was preceded |
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| in death by his father; 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 we mourn the passing of |
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| Barron R. "Mr. Fresh" Rice, and we extend our deepest sympathy |