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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Matthew Roy Allen of Waukegan, who passed
4 away on September 25, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born February 4, 1977, in Waukegan; Matthew
6 was a kind, genuine soul who loved and was loved by all people
7 he came into contact with; he was a poet at heart, whose talent
8 for the written word inspired those who loved him; and
 
9     WHEREAS, His favorite pastimes included spending time with
10 his two children, Jeffrey and Caitlin, who brought sheer joy to
11 Matthew's life, playing guitar with his brother William Allen,
12 and humbly composing poems; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Matthew was preceded in death by his father,
14 William Jeffrey Allen; his grandfathers, William Claude Allen
15 and Roy Eugene Robinson; and his brother, Jonathan Miller; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Matthew is survived by his devoted mother, Laura
17 Allen; his beautiful children, Jeffrey and Caitlin Allen; his
18 brothers, William Allen and Christopher Miller (Jennifer); his
19 nieces, Krystin Allen, Stephanie Miller, Alexis Miller, and
20 Julianne Miller; and his grandmothers, Laura Lorenz and Elsie
21 Allen; 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 Matthew Allen; and be it
4 further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Matthew Allen as a symbol of our
7 sincere sympathy.