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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 were deeply grieved to learn of the death of Brian Avery of
4 Wilmette on Monday, December 28, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Brian lived his entire life in Wilmette, the third
6 of five children; he attended St. Francis Xavier Catholic
7 School from the time he was in kindergarten, where he excelled
8 in math and writing; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Brian was quite an athlete and experimented with
10 several sports, including soccer and hockey; by eighth grade,
11 he was focusing on basketball and was a point guard on one of
12 St. Francis Xavier's two squads; and
 
13     WHEREAS, He had strawberry-blond hair, had the special
14 ability to make friends, and he was known to stick up for
15 others; he loved playing video games, especially Halo 2, and
16 was a fan of the University of Illinois basketball team; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The passing of Brian Avery has been deeply felt by
18 many, especially his parents, Janet and Brian Avery; his
19 sisters, Annie and Francie; his brothers, Tony and Petey; his
20 grandfather, Bill Avery, and step-grandmother, Heidi Avery;
21 his grandmother, Francie Creevy; his grandmother, Marge Avery,
22 and step-grandfather, Ray Andrews; and his fellow students and
23 friends; therefore, be it
 
24     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
25 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that even while we mourn the
26 passing of Brian Avery, who was taken from this world at much
27 too young an age, we celebrate and give thanks for the life
28 that he lived and the people that he touched, and we extend our
29 deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and
30 loved him; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
3 sympathy for the loss of the young man who was their son,
4 brother, or grandson.