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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of Matthew Grawey of Dunlap
4 on November 14, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Grawey was born August 9, 1983, in Peoria, to
6 Richard and Anne Carmichael Grawey; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He was a 2001 graduate of Peoria Notre Dame and a
8 recent graduate of Knox College, where he had received a
9 bachelor's degree in political science and international
10 relations; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He had planned to attend law school, as he found
12 great pleasure in debate and communication; he had an early and
13 intense interest in politics and began to volunteer and
14 vigorously campaign in elections large and small as an
15 adolescent; and
 
16     WHEREAS, He was employed by Peoria District 150 as a
17 substitute teacher at Garfield Primary School and was a member
18 of The Universalist Unitarian Church; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The passing of Matthew Grawey is felt by all who
20 knew and loved him, especially his parents; his sisters,
21 Madeline and Ericka; and his grandmother, Elizabeth
22 Carmichael; and
 
23     WHEREAS, He lived and loved every second and the people he
24 touched will always remember his life, love, and enthusiasm;
25 therefore, be it
 
26     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
27 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
28 Matthew Grawey and extend our sincerest condolences to his

 

 

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1 family, friends, and community; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
4 sympathy.