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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the untimely death
4 of Duranthony Evans of Aurora, which occurred on October 31,
5 2004, when he was killed in a random drive-by shooting in
6 Aurora; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He was born on August 16, 1970, to Dorothy Thomas;
8 he graduated from Aurora East High School in 1988; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Mr. Evans was an Elder/Reverend at The Greater
10 Mount Olive Church of God in Christ; he was active in
11 ministering to the congregation and in the service of the youth
12 program; he was a Youth Supervisor at IYC-St. Charles for six
13 years, where he was very determined in his efforts to do the
14 Lord's work; he was the officer that had an open ear and an
15 even greater heart for young people that were having trouble
16 coping with the problems that they were experiencing; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Mr. Evans' care and diligence for his fellow
18 officers gave many a co-worker peace and laughter; he knew when
19 to offer advice and when to make the stress of the place drop
20 by cracking a smile or a joke; his work ethic and his talent to
21 help other people were the threads holding the seams of the
22 facility together; and
 
23     WHEREAS, Duranthony Evans never asked for recognition or
24 praise; if a person was down, he told them to get on his back
25 and he was going to see them through; he is loved and missed by
26 all; and
 
27     WHEREAS, His younger brother, Carl Thomas, a famous R&B
28 singer, started The Duranthony Evans Foundation to fight the
29 spread of anger, fear, and violence between people of different
30 races and to stop the spread of "Urban Terrorism" in the United

 

 

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1 States; and
 
2     WHEREAS, The passing of Duranthony Evans has been deeply
3 felt by many, especially his mother Dorothy Thomas; his wife
4 Melinda; his two daughters; and his younger brother Carl;
5 therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we mourn the untimely passing of Duranthony Evans, and we
9 extend our deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who
10 knew and loved him; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest
13 condolences.