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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 Oyedele "Oye" Olupitan of Chicago, who |
| 4 | | passed away on August 18, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Oye Olupitan was born to Mary E. and David D. |
| 6 | | Olupitan in Chicago on February 23, 1978; he attended Young |
| 7 | | High School and Calumet High School and then studied at Kennedy |
| 8 | | King College; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Oye Olupitan was an entrepreneur and talented |
| 10 | | lifestyle merchandiser, automotive technician, jewelry |
| 11 | | designer, and visual artist, specializing in drawing and |
| 12 | | airbrushing; he also worked for Ford Motor Company and Amazon; |
| 13 | | and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Oye Olupitan had a passion for recording his own |
| 15 | | rap music, fashion, poetry, traveling, cooking, eating, |
| 16 | | dancing, libations, top of the line footwear, The Chicago |
| 17 | | Bulls, especially during the championship era, and swimming; |
| 18 | | his family meant everything to him; he had a big personality, a |
| 19 | | sarcastic sense of humor, and an infectious smile and will be |
| 20 | | remembered as an influential neighborhood icon; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Oye Olupitan was preceded in death by his parents |