SR0601 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mycal Jerron Hunter of Chicago, who passed away on January 27, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was born on April 25, 1980 in Chicago, to Jesse Hunter Jr. and Joan E. Taylor; he confessed to Lord Jesus Christ as his personal savior in Maywood; and

WHEREAS, He graduated from Proviso East High School in 1998; he continued his education at Robert Morris College; he then pursued his passion for cooking at the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, He chose to serve his country and enlisted in the United States Army on April 30, 2001; he served in the 101st Airborne Division and was one of the first divisions deployed to Kuwait; he completed a tour of duty in Iraq, earned many medals and commendations, and received his honorable discharge on May 3, 2005; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jesse Hunter Sr. and Mary Hunter and Mervin Frank Taylor; and

WHEREAS, Mycal Hunter is survived by his father, Jesse L. Hunter Jr.; his mother, Joan E. Taylor; his sisters, Ericka, Sidney, and Lauren; his brother, Brandon; his daughter, Deyiona; his son, DeAvieyan; his loving stepmother, Janet; his grandmother, Elnora; his niece, Azariah; his special cousins, Jamal, Devan, Tenajsha, and D'Nai; and a host of aunts, uncles, 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 Mycal Hunter; and be it further

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