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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Zena Ray
4"Zeke" Upshaw, who passed away on March 26, 2018; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Zeke Upshaw was born in Chicago on May 27, 1991
6and grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood; he attended the
7University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and played for the
8Maroons, where as a junior in 2008, he was named the most
9valuable player of the Independent School League; he was one of
10the school's first players to earn a Division I basketball
11scholarship when he went to play for the Illinois State
12University (ISU) Redbirds; he graduated from ISU with a degree
13in apparel, merchandising, and design in 2013; he then played
14for the Hofstra University Pride while studying for a
15post-graduate degree; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Zeke Upshaw played for the Helios Suns in Slovenia
17during the 2014-2015 season and for Basket Esch in Luxembourg
18during the 2015-2016 season; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Zeke Upshaw was drafted by the Grand Rapids Drive
20in the 2016 NBA Developmental League Draft; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Zeke Upshaw was in his second season with the

 

 

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1Grand Rapids Drive, an affiliate of the Detroit Pistons;
2therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
4HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5mourn the passing of Zena Ray "Zeke" Upshaw, and extend our
6sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew
7and loved him; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the family of Zeke Upshaw as an expression of our
10deepest sympathy.