Full Text of SR0718 102nd 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 Austin Joe McEwen of Caseyville, who | 4 | | passed away on December 11, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Austin McEwen was born in Belleville on March 29, | 6 | | 1995; he graduated from Collinsville High School in 2013 where | 7 | | he played baseball and hockey; before playing for | 8 | | Collinsville, he played hockey for the O'Fallon Panthers; he | 9 | | also played club hockey for the Southern Illinois IceHawks and | 10 | | the Affton Americans; his love and passion for the game earned | 11 | | him a scholarship to McKendree University where he played for | 12 | | the Bearcats for two years; he graduated from Vatterott | 13 | | College; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Austin McEwen worked for Amazon as a delivery | 15 | | driver; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Austin McEwen was a member of the Wild Rural Park | 17 | | Hunting Club; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Austin McEwen loved bird hunting, especially | 19 | | pheasants and turkeys, going to concerts, and traveling with | 20 | | the love of his life, Sarah Biermann; he had a big heart and | 21 | | would do anything for anyone; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Austin McEwen was preceded in death by his | 2 | | maternal grandparents, Jack C. and Doris Merritt Sr.; his | 3 | | paternal grandmother, Darlene McEwen; his many aunts and | 4 | | uncles; and his dog, Vapor; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Austin McEwen is survived by his parents, Randall | 6 | | Joe and Alice (Merritt) McEwen; his love, Sarah Biermann and | 7 | | her two sons, Connor and Aiden; his paternal grandfather, | 8 | | Billy Joe McEwen; his cousins, Dylan and Dayle McEwen; his | 9 | | three aunts, Melody McEwen, April (Steve) Starr, and Donna | 10 | | (John) Lowe; his many dear cousins; his friends that were like | 11 | | family; and his canine companions, Myst, Bleu, and Delta; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 15 | | Austin Joe McEwen and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 19 | | presented to the family of Austin McEwen as an expression of
| 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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