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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Wayne
4 Phillips, Jr. of Chicago on June 20, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Phillips, Jr., whom was affectionately known
6 as "Little Wayne," was born in Chicago on May 11, 1972; he
7 was the second of four children born to the union of Betty J.
8 Flowers and Wayne Phillips, Sr.; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Phillips attended Accounters Preparatory
10 Academy and Barton Elementary school; he continued his
11 education at Simeon Vocational High School; he graduated from
12 Roseland Community School in 1989 and he attended
13 Kennedy-King College where he majored in Business
14 Administration and Computer Science; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Phillips' career began at the State of
16 Illinois, where he served as an Office Associate, Associate
17 of Triangle, and as a Personal Assistant with the Department
18 of Human Rights; he later joined Ameritech as a Consumer
19 Advocate and finally with Sprint PCS as a Customer Service
20 Business Representative; and
21 WHEREAS, Mr. Phillips' compassion and caring was
22 unmatched; his love for his family was evident and he was
23 always a strong son, grandson, brother, uncle, nephew,
24 cousin, and friend; and
25 WHEREAS, The passing of Wayne Phillips, Jr. will be
26 deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Betty and Wayne
27 Phillips, Sr.; his siblings, Cherron Phillips, Devon
28 Phillips, and Eva Phillips; his nephews, Joshua Jamal
29 Anderson and Jaylen Jamal Phillips; his grandmother, Lula
30 Flowers; his aunts, State Representative Mary E. Flowers
31 (Daniel Coutee), Shirley Hiner, and Kimberly Flowers
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1 (Torianno Watson); his five uncles, Mall Phillips, Robert
2 Phillips, Willie Flowers, Edward Flowers, and Louis Flowers
3 (Lynette); and a host of other cousins, relatives, and
4 friends; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Phillips was preceded in death by his uncle,
6 Thomas; therefore, be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 we mourn the passing of Wayne Phillips, Jr. along with all
10 who knew and loved him and extend our sincere condolences to
11 his family and friends; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the family of Wayne Phillips, Jr. as an
14 expression of our deepest sympathy.