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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Evan Joseph de Mello of Marion, who
4 passed away on October 4, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Evan de Mello was born on September 18, 2003 in
6 St. Louis; his parents were Sean and Natalie (Walls) de Mello;
7 and
 
8     WHEREAS, Evan de Mello was preceded in death by his
9 grandmother, Karen Patton; his great-grandmother, Elizabeth
10 Zurba; and his great-grandparents, Hassie and Luther Walls and
11 Van and Janis Ellis; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Evan de Mello is survived by his parents, Sean and
13 Natalie; his grandparents, David and Marilyn Walls and Russ and
14 Marguerite Dory; his paternal grandfather, James Patton; his
15 aunts, Heather and Caitlin Walls; his uncle, David Walls Jr.;
16 and his many other relatives; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Evan de Mello will be remembered by all who knew
18 and loved him as a loving, caring, and imaginative boy who
19 never complained; his bravery through all adversity in his life
20 was inspiring to all; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
3 his family and friends, the passing of Evan Joseph de Mello;
4 and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Evan Joseph de Mello as an
7 expression of our sympathy.