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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the untimely death of Tombol Malik on on
4 July 9, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, As a young boy, Tombol memorized the names of
6 cities in countries across the world; as a young man, he
7 enjoyed traveling and had recently visited Brazil, Ireland, and
8 Egypt; he was a political science major at the University of
9 Illinois at Chicago and a budding photographer who planned to
10 study in Germany; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The youngest child of an American mother and
12 Sudanese father, Tombol grew up in the Chicago community of
13 Hyde Park with Shiera, Sati, and Samil, his older siblings who
14 doted on him; he graduated from Ray Elementary School and
15 Kenwood Academy High School and played for years on the Hyde
16 Park-Kenwood baseball team; and
 
17     WHEREAS, He was a lifelong White Sox fan and had high hopes
18 for this baseball season; he also loved literature and going
19 out dancing with his friends, many of whom he had known his
20 entire life; and
 
21     WHEREAS, His untimely death has left a void in the hearts
22 of all who knew him, especially his mother, Karen Brobst; his
23 father, Sharafuddin Mohamed Hamad Al-Malik; his brothers and
24 sister; and his large extended family; therefore, be it
 
25     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
26 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
27 Tombol Malik, and we extend our sincere condolences to his
28 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
29 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.