HR0904LRB100 21161 ALS 37187 r

1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, On Friday, March 2, an unthinkable tragedy
3occurred on the campus of Central Michigan University; during
4the incident, the village of Bellwood and the 7th District lost
5one of its finest, Officer James E. Davis Sr., and his wife
6Diva (Dye-Vah) Davis; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Officer Davis, who served as a part-time police
8officer in Bellwood for over 20 years, was also a police
9officer with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;
10additionally, Officer Davis was an Army veteran who did a tour
11of duty in Iraq in 2003 and served in the Illinois National
12Guard for 24 years before his retirement in 2014; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Diva Davis was a devoted wife, mother, real estate
14broker, and American Airlines Flight Attendant who was loved
15and respected by everyone who knew her; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
17HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
18keep the Davis family in our hearts and prayers and join
19together in a moment of silence in memory of Officer James E.
20Davis Sr. and Diva Davis.