Full Text of HR1062 94th General Assembly
HR1062 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the untimely death | 4 |
| of Duranthony Evans of Aurora, which occurred on October 31, | 5 |
| 2004, when he was killed in a random drive-by shooting in | 6 |
| Aurora; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on August 16, 1970, to Dorothy Thomas; | 8 |
| he graduated from Aurora East High School in 1988; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Evans was an Elder/Reverend at The Greater | 10 |
| Mount Olive Church of God in Christ; he was active in | 11 |
| ministering to the congregation and in the service of the youth | 12 |
| program; he was a Youth Supervisor at IYC-St. Charles for six | 13 |
| years, where he was very determined in his efforts to do the | 14 |
| Lord's work; he was the officer that had an open ear and an | 15 |
| even greater heart for young people that were having trouble | 16 |
| coping with the problems that they were experiencing; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Evans' care and diligence for his fellow | 18 |
| officers gave many a co-worker peace and laughter; he knew when | 19 |
| to offer advice and when to make the stress of the place drop | 20 |
| by cracking a smile or a joke; his work ethic and his talent to | 21 |
| help other people were the threads holding the seams of the | 22 |
| facility together; and
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| WHEREAS, Duranthony Evans never asked for recognition or | 24 |
| praise; if a person was down, he told them to get on his back | 25 |
| and he was going to see them through; he is loved and missed by | 26 |
| all; and
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| WHEREAS, His younger brother, Carl Thomas, a famous R&B | 28 |
| singer, started The Duranthony Evans Foundation to fight the | 29 |
| spread of anger, fear, and violence between people of different | 30 |
| races and to stop the spread of "Urban Terrorism" in the United |
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| States; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Duranthony Evans has been deeply | 3 |
| felt by many, especially his mother Dorothy Thomas; his wife | 4 |
| Melinda; his two daughters; and his younger brother Carl; | 5 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 |
| we mourn the untimely passing of Duranthony Evans, and we | 9 |
| extend our deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who | 10 |
| knew and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 13 |
| condolences.
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