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92_SR0225
LRB9210702RHrhA
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Daniel "Danny" Trant, who passed away on September 11,
5 2001 at the World Trade Center in New York; and
6 WHEREAS, In 1991, Mr. Trant moved his family to Long
7 Island, New York and began a career on Wall Street, working
8 for several brokerage firms before starting at Cantor
9 Fitzgerald in the World Trade Center in 1997; he previously
10 worked for the Hampden County District Attorney's Office in
11 Massachusetts for five years; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Trant loved basketball and was drafted by
13 the Boston Celtics in 1983 but passed up rookie camp to play
14 professional basketball in Ireland; in 1984 and 1985 he
15 played in Cork, Belfast, and Dublin, playing for Jameson,
16 Team Milk, and then leading Team Yoplait in scoring en route
17 to All-Irish National Basketball honors; he returned to the
18 United States to play for the Springfield Fame of the US
19 Basketball League, leading them to a league championship; and
20 WHEREAS, Mr. Trant was very active as a youth basketball
21 and soccer coach for numerous teams in his church and in his
22 community; and
23 WHEREAS, The passing of Daniel Trant will be deeply felt
24 by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Kathy;
25 his children, Jessica, Daniel, and Alex; his parents; his
26 brothers and sisters; and his many relatives, friends, and
27 colleagues; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
29 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
30 all who knew him, the death of Daniel Trant of Long Island,
31 New York; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Daniel Trant with our sincere
3 condolences.