Full Text of SR0639 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Firefighter Andrew Benjamin "Drew" | 4 | | Price of the Chicago Fire Department, who passed away on | 5 | | November 13, 2023 due to injuries sustained in the line of | 6 | | duty; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Drew Price was born to Rochelle and Grant Price | 8 | | in Fort Worth, Texas on January 7, 1984; he graduated from the | 9 | | Chicago Fire Academy in 2009; he married his wife, Lara, in | 10 | | July 2020; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Drew Price served as a dedicated firefighter of | 12 | | the Chicago Fire Department for 14 years, joining in March | 13 | | 2009; he truly treasured being a fireman and instructing new | 14 | | cadets at the academy; he was assigned to Truck 44 in 2015, | 15 | | which he proudly drove while riding alongside Engine 55, and | 16 | | served as an EMT; known as "DP" to his colleagues, he loved his | 17 | | company like family and was honored to work beside them to | 18 | | serve and protect his community; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Drew Price was a member of the Chicago Blaze | 20 | | football team; he loved being a dog parent to his and Lara's | 21 | | dogs, Kai and Riley; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Drew Price was a devoted husband, son, brother, | 2 | | uncle, and friend who touched the lives of many and taught | 3 | | others to love harder, act kinder, and search for joy in every | 4 | | moment; he will be remembered for his selfless spirit and his | 5 | | heart of gold; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Drew Price was the husband of Lara Price; the | 7 | | brother of Courtney, Carissa, Jordan, and Natalie; the in-law | 8 | | of Karen and Tim Radez, Vanessa and Greg Mohr, Megan Price, | 9 | | Justin Reynolds, and Justin Weber; and the uncle of six nieces | 10 | | and nephews; therefore, be it | 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Firefighter Andrew Benjamin "Drew" Price of the Chicago Fire | 14 | | Department and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 15 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Drew Price and the brave men and | 18 | | women of Chicago Fire Department Engine 55 as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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