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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ross 
4Kenneth MacNeill, who passed away on May 13, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Ross MacNeill was born on March 8, 2002; his 
6parents are Ross and Kim MacNeill; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Ross MacNeill was a student at Longfellow 
8Elementary School in Wheaton; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Ross MacNeill was a very proud hockey Squirt of 
10the Admirals Hockey Club at Center Ice in Glen Ellyn; he began 
11playing hockey at the age of 5 and skated his final game in 
12February of 2013; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Ross MacNeill's life was defined by his motto, 
14"Life Is Good"; he served as a model to everyone he knew and 
15loved through his joy, courage, compassion, and loyalty; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Ross MacNeill's spirit will always live in the 
17hearts he left behind and his intangible characteristics will 
18always endure - his kindness, love, strength, sensitivity, and 
19goodness; Ross MacNeill's influence will walk each day with 
20those who loved him, guiding and supporting them in his 
 
 
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1absence; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Ross MacNeill was preceded in death by his 
3paternal grandfather, Morley Kenneth "Poppy" MacNeill; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Ross MacNeill is survived by his parents; his 
5sister, Rachel; his beloved grandparents, Marion MacNeill 
6"Nanny" and Don "PawPaw" and Evelyn "Momo" Magruder; his aunts, 
7Dee Magruder and Barb; his uncles, Kyle Magruder, Blair 
8MacNeill, and Tony; and his cousins, Robert and Catherine 
9Kesman; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
11NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
12we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of 
13Ross Kenneth MacNeill; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of Ross MacNeill as an expression of 
16our sympathy.