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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Willie |
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| Bester (Shane) Davis of Chicago on December 21, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis was born in Marvel, Arkansas on December |
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| 16, 1938, to Cooper Allen and Dollie Davis; and
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| WHEREAS, He grew up in Chicago and worked as an airplane |
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| mechanic for United Airlines until he retired in 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a practicing Jehovah Witness for nearly |
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| twenty years; he loved life and enjoyed R & B music from the |
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| fifties and sixties era; one of his favorite hobbies was |
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| restoring classic automobiles; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
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| WHEREAS, He leaves his children to cherish his memory: |
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| Traci, Sharon (Miller), Yvette (Craig), Shaun, Shane, Sherry, |
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| and Laverne; and
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| WHEREAS, He is also survived by his 18 siblings: Don |
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| (Ayanna), Juanita (Charlie, Sr.), Melvin, Dorothy, Vera, |
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| Norma, Marvella (Ernie), Renear, Rochelle, Brenda (Jeffrey), |
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| Cooper, Jr. (Bernadette), Jackie (Cheryl), Donald (Laverne), |
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| Carolyn, Penny, Pattie, Daryl, Kenneth, and Jacquelyn; his |
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| loving uncle, Wardell Cowens (Joann); his nephews, nieces, |
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| cousins, grandchildren, and great-grandchild; and a host of |
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| other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we mourn the passing of Willie Bester (Shane) Davis and extend |
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| to his family and friends our sincerest condolences; and be it |