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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Armand King Harris, who passed away on |
| 4 | | April 11, 2017; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Armand Harris was born in Chicago to Dolores R. |
| 6 | | and Harold R. Harris
(biological father William King) on |
| 7 | | November 20, 1981; he attended Field and
Sandburg Elementary |
| 8 | | Schools and graduated from Brooks Junior High School in 1998; |
| 9 | | he loved sports and played Pee Wee and Midgets football for the |
| 10 | | Harvey Colts from ages 6 to 12; he graduated from Thornton |
| 11 | | Township High School in 2001, where he was the starting
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| 12 | | quarterback for the football team; he attended Morris Brown |
| 13 | | College
in Georgia, Valparaiso University in Indiana, and Logan |
| 14 | | Community College in Carbondale; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Armand Harris worked at Neuro-Restoratives, where |
| 16 | | he helped people recover from brain and spinal
cord injuries; |
| 17 | | and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Armand Harris was the proud father of three sons, |
| 19 | | Brycen Khalil Harris (Dontesia Stewart), Philant Marcell |
| 20 | | Chatmon (Phillicia Chatmon), and Kam Ryan Harris (Vanessa |
| 21 | | Whitfield); and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Armand Harris relocated to Denver, Colorado in May |
| 2 | | of 2013 with Vanessa and their son, Kam; he worked at
Aluwind |
| 3 | | Inc. in Castle Rock, Colorado as a machinist building wind |
| 4 | | turbines; he enjoyed spending quality time with his family, |
| 5 | | exercising, and enjoying nature; they returned to Carbondale in |
| 6 | | October of 2016; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Armand Harris is survived by his mother, Delores |
| 8 | | R. Harris; his siblings, Harold R. Harris Jr., D'Rae L. Harris,
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| 9 | | Daphnie Harris-Lancaster, Stacey L. Harris, Shane H. Harris, |
| 10 | | Rasah A. (Marcus) Daily, Stacy King, DeAndre
King, Durrell |
| 11 | | King, and Fontaine King; his honorary brothers, Paul Nelson, |
| 12 | | Ron Hampton, and Ariel
Tucker; his sons, Brycen, Philant, and |
| 13 | | Kam; and many nieces, nephews, cousins,
extended family, and |
| 14 | | friends; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | Armand King Harris, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 19 | | further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Armand Harris as an expression of |
| 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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