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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 untimely death of Thaddeus Weisner |
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| of Aurora on Wednesday, January 18, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on September 7, 1984, to Tom and |
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| Marilyn Weisner on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon |
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| Islands; his parents had joined the Peace Corps in 1980 and |
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| spent five years in the Solomon Islands, helping bush people in |
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| numerous capacities, including community development, |
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| nutrition, sanitation, and education; he spent his first 11 |
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| months living in the rainforests of the Tetekanji District; the |
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| family returned to Aurora when Thad was 11 months old; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended Gates, Johnson, and Freeman |
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| elementary schools and Washington Middle School; he was in his |
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| final semester at Hope D. Wall High School, whose staff and |
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| students he especially loved; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Weisner endured a lifelong battle with |
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| cerebral palsy, and though he was unable to speak, his face and |
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| expression spoke volumes; his positive spirit and outlook was |
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| admired, and through his expressions, he was able to |
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| communicate the true joy of life, offering inspiration to those |
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| around him as he worked hard to accomplish his goals; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Thaddeus Weisner has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his parents, Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner |
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| and Marilyn Weisner; his brother, Anthony Scotti and his |
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| fiancee, Kristin, and newborn daughter, Olivia; his paternal |
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| and maternal grandmothers, Cassie Weisner and Margaret Hogan; |
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| his many aunts, uncles, and cousins; and the faculty, staff, |
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| and students of Hope D. Wall High School; he was preceded in |
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| death by his paternal and maternal grandfathers, John T. |
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| Weisner and Frank P. Hogan, and his step-grandmother, Mary |