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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Myron | ||||||
4 | "My-My" Colvin of Chicago, brother of former State | ||||||
5 | Representative Marlow H. Colvin, who passed away on July 16, | ||||||
6 | 2013; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Myron Colvin was born in Chicago on April 20, | ||||||
8 | 1967, to Mose and Catherine Colvin; he attended Lindblom Math | ||||||
9 | and Science Academy and DePaul University; he married LaShon | ||||||
10 | De'Fell on December 29, 2006; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Myron Colvin worked within several Cook County | ||||||
12 | administrative offices for many years and, most recently, he | ||||||
13 | was employed by Northwest University; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Myron Colvin had a passion for the arts, | ||||||
15 | especially music; he wrote short stories, plays, and kept a | ||||||
16 | journal throughout his life; he enjoyed drawing, photo editing, | ||||||
17 | and scrap-booking; he will be remembered as a man who had a | ||||||
18 | heart of gold with bold courage; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Myron Colvin was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
20 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, Myron Colvin is survived by his children, Morgan, | ||||||
2 | Destinee, Deja, and Johnny; his sisters, Sharon (Keith) Maul, | ||||||
3 | Karon (Ernest) Hamilton, and Kimberly Colvin; his brothers, | ||||||
4 | former State Representative Marlow (Carmen) Colvin and Milton | ||||||
5 | (Kimberly) Colvin; his nieces and nephews, Christopher, | ||||||
6 | Whitney, Kimberly, Michael, Miles, and Mason; his | ||||||
7 | great-nephew, Mathew Colvin; his aunts, Laura Price, Katie | ||||||
8 | Garrett, and Hortense Stinson; his uncle, Harrison Dejornett; | ||||||
9 | and a host of cousins and friends; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
11 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
12 | we mourn the passing of Myron "My-My" Colvin, and extend our | ||||||
13 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
14 | and loved him; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of Myron Colvin as an expression of our | ||||||
17 | deepest sympathy.
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