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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Dominik
4 Antwan Childress on Sunday, December 1, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Childress was born on July 14, 1963 to
6 Charles and Marilyn Childress at Scott Air Force Base; he
7 attended East St. Louis Public Schools; he received a degree
8 in computer science from Southern Illinois University at
9 Edwardsville; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Childress was active at Abundant Life
11 Fellowship Church where he met his wife; he and Sharon were
12 married on April 13, 1996; he was ordained Deacon Dominik
13 Childress on June 26, 1994; he especially enjoyed serving on
14 the Usher Board; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Childress worked for Union Electric where he
16 held many positions; he enjoyed meeting and greeting people,
17 which his job allowed him to do; table tennis was a favorite
18 activity for Mr. Childress, and he participated in many
19 matches throughout the United States; he was named athlete of
20 the year in the State of Missouri at the University of
21 Missouri in Columbia; he was also a championship chess player
22 and a published poet; and
23 WHEREAS, The passing of Dominik Antwan Childress has been
24 deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his
25 wife, Sharon; his mother, Marilyn (George) Wade; his father,
26 Charles (Cheryl) Childress; his sisters, Michelle Childress
27 and Neko (Ctazi) Tetheo; his brothers, Carlos Childress and
28 David (Tohana) Childress; his grandmothers, Clara Stith and
29 Marell Mitchell; and his many nieces, nephews, cousins, and
30 other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
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1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
2 of Dominik Antwan Childress and extend to his friends and
3 family our deepest sympathy; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the family of Dominik Antwan Childress as an
6 expression of our sincere condolences.