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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were saddened to learn of the death of Deacon Brian
 4    David Campbell on April 29, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Brian David Campbell was the loving  husband  of
 6    Cheryl Ann, who also passed away on April 29, 2003; and

 7        WHEREAS,  Brian  David  Campbell was born on December 21,
 8    1954 in New York City, New York; he came to  Illinois  as  an
 9    infant  and  spent  the  greater part of his life in East St.
10    Louis; and

11        WHEREAS, Deacon Campbell  attended  school  in  East  St.
12    Louis  School District #189 and graduated from East St. Louis
13    High School in 1972; he received  a  bachelor  of  fine  arts
14    degree  from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and
15    a Masters Degree in Human Services from  Webster  University,
16    St. Louis, Missouri; and

17        WHEREAS,  Deacon  Campbell  was  employed by the State of
18    Illinois for a number  of  years  with  his  last  assignment
19    dealing with child support enforcement; and

20        WHEREAS, Deacon Campbell was an active member of St. Paul
21    Baptist Church for many years; at the time of his passing, he
22    was  serving  as  Senior Deacon, and had previously served as
23    Superintendent and teacher of the Sunday School, as  well  as
24    in many other capacities in the church; and

25        WHEREAS,  Deacon Campbell was an avid jazz fan and played
26    the drums with  several  groups  at  various  venues  in  the
27    Bi-State area; and

28        WHEREAS,  The  passing of Deacon Brian David Campbell has
29    been  deeply  felt  by  all  who  knew  him,  especially  his
30    grandmother, Mary Ferguson; his aunts, M.  Manika  Hyatt  and
 
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 1    Dr.  Katie  (Marvin)  Wright;  his  cousins, John (Sandrarea)
 2    Hyatt, Everal Maria Oldham,  Virginia  Jordan,  and  Kimberly
 3    Millin;  he  is  also  survived by the Adams family and was a
 4    dear friend of Alvin Parks, Jr.; therefore, be it

 5        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
 6    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
 7    of Deacon Brian David Campbell and express  our  sincere  and
 8    deepest sympathy to his family and friends; and be it further

 9        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
10    presented to the family of Deacon Brian David Campbell as  an
11    expression   of   our   condolences   during  their  time  of
12    bereavement.