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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 regret of the death of Derrick L. Pollion on May |
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| 7, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Derrick Lavon Pollion was born to Andrew and |
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| Frances Pollion on September 4, 1956, in Fort Hood, Texas; he |
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| attended Beethoven Elementary, DuSable Upper Grade Center, and |
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| DuSable High School in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, His desire to play the guitar started at the young |
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| age of fourteen; "D", as he was called by those who knew and |
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| loved him, was a band member of the Rayson's and Windy City; |
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| these were both small groups, formerly from the Robert Taylor |
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| Homes in the 1970s; they also played with "Touch of Class" for |
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| 26 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Linda Harris on September 14, 1974; on |
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| July 25, 1997, he married Ann Sims Pollion in Chicago; he was a |
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| very sweet, kind, and loving person, with a big heart, and he |
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| loved his music; he was a very hard worker for Catholic |
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| Charities for fourteen years; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Derrick Lavon Pollion has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his father, Andrew Pollion; his |
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| loving wife, Ann Pollion; his daughter, Tameka Pollion; his |
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| stepchildren, Rosamae Sims, Rosemarie Sims, Daniel Sims, David |
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| Sims, and Angel Harris; his grandchildren, Lutrma, Eugene, Jr., |
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| Jamonte, Jasmine, Terrel, Kirara Jenikins, David III, Me'kial, |
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| Dajah'nette, and Latoynette; his sisters, Rose (Anthony |
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| Hillard), Heide (Larry White), Marquita Pollion, and Karen |
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| (Joseph Johnson, Sr.); his brothers, Guy Pollion and Terrance |
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| L. Pollion (Rose); his uncles, John, Raymond, Ossie, Melvin, |
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| and BJ; his aunts, Rosemary, Margret, Maggie, Lorraine, Essie, |
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| Rosie, and Geneva; his nephews, William, Cortez, Patrell, |