093_HR0219 LRB093 11439 KEF 14273 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives were saddened to learn of the tragic death of 4 Keith B. Cox of Wyoming on March 20, 2003 at 29 years of age; 5 and 6 WHEREAS, Keith Cox died while unloading corn into a grain 7 bin at his rural Wyoming residence; and 8 WHEREAS, Mr. Cox was born March 13, 1974 in Peoria to 9 William and Jeanie Vespa Cox; and 10 WHEREAS, Mr. Cox was a 1992 graduate of Wyoming High 11 School and a 1996 graduate of the University of Illinois at 12 Champaign-Urbana; and 13 WHEREAS, Mr. Cox was a member of the Stark County Farm 14 Bureau, the Wyoming Fire Department, the Stark County Soil 15 and Water Conservation Board, and was also a member of St. 16 Dominic's Catholic Church; and 17 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by many, 18 especially his parents, William and Jeanie Vespa Cox; his 19 brother, Mike; his four sisters, Becky (and David) Paulsen, 20 Cathy (and Tom) Alarie, Christine (and Bradley) Uken, and 21 Mary Cox; and his grandmother, Eleanor Vespa-Shrier; and 22 WHEREAS, Mr. Cox was preceded in death by his paternal 23 grandparents and his maternal grandfather; therefore, be it 24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 25 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 26 we mourn the death of Keith B. Cox along with all who knew 27 and loved him and extend our sincere condolences to his 28 family, friends, and community; and be it further 29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 30 presented to the family of Keith B. Cox as an expression of -2- LRB093 11439 KEF 14273 r 1 our deepest sympathy.