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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
Davalion 
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Rivkin of Chicago, who passed away on August 8, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin was born on September 13, 1973 in 
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Chicago; his parents were Thomas Jr. and Charlene Rivkin; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin confessed his belief in God at an 
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early age and attended the Apostolic Church of God, where he 
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was baptized; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin was educated in the Chicago public 
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schools; he was a passionate artist and poet who loved to 
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entertain and joke with others; his favorite hobbies were 
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cooking, cosmetology, singing, and rapping; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin was preceded in death by his 
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grandmother, Yvonne Johnson; his grandfather, Leroy Johnson; 
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his father, Thomas Jackson Jr.; his grandfather, Thomas Jackson 
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Sr.; his uncles, Christopher Rivkin and Calvin Jackson; and his 
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stepfather, Travis Johnson; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin is survived by his wife, Michelle 
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Rivkin; his mother, Charlene; his grandmother, Theresa 
 


 






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Jackson; his great-aunt, Anita Rivkin-Carothers; his daughter, 
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Davine Rivkin; his stepchildren, Derrick and Rochelle 
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Robinson; his siblings, Travis and Vickie Rivkin; and many 
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aunts, uncles, family members, and friends; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin will be remembered by all who knew 
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and loved him as a caring person and as a devoted father, son, 
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brother, and friend; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of 
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Davalion Rivkin; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Davalion Rivkin as an expression of 
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our sympathy.