Full Text of SR0082 095th General Assembly
SR0082 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Ryan Harris of Carbondale, who recently | 4 |
| passed away; and
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| WHEREAS, Ryan Harris was born in Chicago on April 26, 1976 | 6 |
| to Raymond and Mimi Harris; he was a very spiritual person who | 7 |
| accepted Christ at a very early age; his faith in Christ was | 8 |
| shared by all who knew him through his caring actions and his | 9 |
| pleasant demeanor; and
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| WHEREAS, Ryan Harris attended Lincoln Elementary School, | 11 |
| Roosevelt Junior High School, and Proviso West High School | 12 |
| where he played football, was on the chess team, was a member | 13 |
| of the jazz and symphonic bands, and a member of the Gamer's | 14 |
| Guild; he loved to play chess, read novels, and play fantasy | 15 |
| role-playing games; he graduated from Proviso West High School | 16 |
| in June of 1994; and
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| WHEREAS, Upholding the tradition started by his late | 18 |
| grandfathers, Thomas Harris, Sr., and Walter (Wally) Edwards, | 19 |
| he made the decision to defend our country by enlisting in the | 20 |
| United States Marine Corps; he received a medal for Outstanding | 21 |
| Conduct, a National Defense Service Medal, and was named a | 22 |
| Sharpshooter within his Battalion; he received a rank of Lance |
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| Corporal while serving in the Corps; he also became a third | 2 |
| degree Black Belt in Okinawa Karate-Do Shorin Ryu, | 3 |
| cross-trained in melee weapons; and
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| WHEREAS, Ryan Harris received a Bachelor's of Science | 5 |
| degree in Electronic Systems Technology Management from | 6 |
| Southern Illinois University in Carbondale while finishing his | 7 |
| reserve duty; while in Carbondale, he was known by all and was | 8 |
| easily identified by his signature trench coats; he was | 9 |
| well-known and loved by all; and
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| WHEREAS, Ryan Harris leaves to cherish many beautiful | 11 |
| memories: his parents, Raymond and Mimi Harris; his brothers, | 12 |
| Raymond Harris, Jr., and Rannon Harris; his grandparents, | 13 |
| Consuela "Connie" Edwards and Cora Harris; his niece, Rayven | 14 |
| Harris; his aunts and uncles, Thomas (Marsha) Harris, Ella | 15 |
| (Johnnie) Dotton, Eddie Harris, Daniel Harris, Greg Harris, | 16 |
| Erma (Tony) Henderson, Linda (Chris) Glover, Brenda Harris, | 17 |
| Carl Gay, Kevin Gay, and Michelle (Alonzo) Coleman; his | 18 |
| godfather, Robert Grant; his godbrother and friend, Robert | 19 |
| Grant, Jr.; his special friends, Fredanna M'Cormack, James | 20 |
| Collier, Brian Bonner, and Kenan Hillard; and a host of other | 21 |
| relatives and friends who loved him dearly; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 23 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of Ryan Harris; and be it | 2 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to the family of Ryan Harris as a symbol of our | 5 |
| sympathy.
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