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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Kevin John Bryant, who passed away on
4 June 8, 2008 in Loveland, Colorado, as a result of injuries
5 suffered on a rafting trip with friends on the Poudre River;
6 and
 
7     WHEREAS, He was born on July 15, 1986 to John and Theresa
8 Bryant; he treasured (and teased) his younger brothers,
9 Patrick, Michael, and David, and his sister, Mary Kate, who
10 together with their parents formed an exceptionally
11 close-knit, Christian family; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Kevin was a member of Holy Cross Church, where he
13 received the Sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation; he
14 attended the Batavia schools and was a proud Bulldog of Batavia
15 High School, playing varsity basketball for three years; Kevin
16 recently graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University, where he
17 was a four-year Titan basketball player and a member of Sigma
18 Chi Fraternity; and
 
19     WHEREAS, He had accepted a job in finance and was scheduled
20 to start in July; Kevin was a powerful and kind force and in
21 his short 21 years he was a blessing not only to his parents
22 and brothers and sister, but also to a large extended family;

 

 

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2     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his grandpa, Fred
3 Bryant; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Kevin John Bryant is survived by his parents, John
5 and Theresa; his brothers, Patrick, Michael, and David; his
6 sister, Mary Kate; his grandparents, Jack and Pat Abell and
7 Maureen Bryant; his godfather, David Bryant; his aunts and
8 uncles, Mike and Janice Abell, Marty and Rocky Rode, Tim Abell,
9 Sue Bryant and Larry Fox, Sandie and Tom Gibbs, Mike and Ursula
10 Bryant, Pat and Debbie Bryant, Mary and Chuck Lowry, Fred and
11 Diane Bryant, Jay and Janet Bryant, Molly Bryant, Mark and
12 Heather Bryant; he is also survived by numerous cousins, whom
13 he loved spending time with, and his girlfriend, Kourtney
14 Tarvin; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
16 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
17 his family and friends, the passing of Kevin John Bryant; and
18 be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to the family of Kevin John Bryant as a symbol of our
21 sympathy.