SR0422 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Akeem Christopher Boone of Carrollton, Georgia, who passed away on August 23, 2009; and

WHEREAS, He was born on May 6, 1987, in Lancaster, California, to Sybil J. Mercier Boone Parker and the late Leeandrew C.C. Boone; he and his family lived in Chicago from shortly after his birth until 1996, when they moved to Georgia; and

WHEREAS, He accepted Jesus as his Savior at Zoe Christian Fellowship City Church in Atlanta, Georgia; he continued to serve in the ministry of the church and worked in its sound booth; and

WHEREAS, He attended Campbell High School in Smyrna, Georgia, where he participated in the International Baccalaureate program for 3 years, played Spartans football and wrestled for 4 years, and, in his junior year, won the Regional Wrestling Championship for the 275-pound weight class while weighing only 225 pounds; and

WHEREAS, He attended the University of West Georgia, where he played for the West Georgia Wolves football team and joined the brotherhood of the African American Learning Center and the Black Men With Initiative under the leadership of Dr. Said Sewell; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father; and

WHEREAS, Akeem Christopher Boone is survived by his mother, Sybil; his brother, Rashad; his sisters, Shadra and Shayla (Pam); his niece, Tonja Lynn; his nephew, Tajan Leo Christopher; his paternal grandmother, Glenola Lashley; and his uncles, aunts, great-uncles, great-aunts, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Akeem Christopher Boone; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Akeem Christopher Boone as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.