Full Text of SR0939 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of Dana J. "Double D" Davis of | 4 | | Peoria, who passed away on October 3, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dana Davis was born on September 25, 1956, in | 6 | | Peoria to Shirley "Jean" (Meischner) Davis and William "Mecie" | 7 | | Davis; he graduated from Manual High School and Bradley | 8 | | University; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dana Davis was afforded great career | 10 | | opportunities which included, Vice President of Basketball | 11 | | Operations Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies, tour manager for funk | 12 | | legend, Bootsy Collins, Peoria District 150 basketball coach at | 13 | | Manuel High School and football coach at Woodruff High School, | 14 | | IHSA basketball/baseball official, Wildmer Office Supply, and | 15 | | GR Becker Companies; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dana Davis was awarded the Dr. Martin Luther King | 17 | | Jr., Commemorative Service Award and was an inductee of the | 18 | | Peoria African American Hall of Fame; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Dana Davis was the founder of the Mitchell "JJ" | 20 | | Anderson All Star Basketball Camp, member of the Bradley B Club | 21 | | board of directors, member of the Peoria Tri-County Urban |
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| 1 | | League board of directors, Peoria Boys and Girls Clubs, and | 2 | | board member of the Peoria County Board; he was on the board of | 3 | | directors of the National Civil Rights Museum; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dana Davis was a member of St. Paul Baptist Church | 5 | | in Peoria; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dana Davis was preceded in death by his parents, | 7 | | William and Shirley Davis; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Dana Davis is survived by his family, Virginia | 9 | | Alexander, James Watson, John (Renada) Davis Fitzgerald, | 10 | | Juanita Sherry Mason, Marie Taylor, Alphonso Alexander Jr., and | 11 | | Jo Ann (Manzell) Alexander-Lawson; his friends, Graylin | 12 | | McLeod, Bobby Humbles, Mitchell "JJ" Anderson, and Wayne | 13 | | McClain; and a host of other relatives and friends; therefore, | 14 | | be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Dana Davis, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Dana Davis as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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