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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Davalion
4 Rivkin of Chicago, who passed away on August 8, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin was born on September 13, 1973 in
6 Chicago; his parents were Thomas Jr. and Charlene Rivkin; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin confessed his belief in God at an
8 early age and attended the Apostolic Church of God, where he
9 was baptized; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin was educated in the Chicago public
11 schools; he was a passionate artist and poet who loved to
12 entertain and joke with others; his favorite hobbies were
13 cooking, cosmetology, singing, and rapping; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin was preceded in death by his
15 grandmother, Yvonne Johnson; his grandfather, Leroy Johnson;
16 his father, Thomas Jackson Jr.; his grandfather, Thomas Jackson
17 Sr.; his uncles, Christopher Rivkin and Calvin Jackson; and his
18 stepfather, Travis Johnson; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin is survived by his wife, Michelle
20 Rivkin; his mother, Charlene; his grandmother, Theresa

 

 

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1 Jackson; his great-aunt, Anita Rivkin-Carothers; his daughter,
2 Davine Rivkin; his stepchildren, Derrick and Rochelle
3 Robinson; his siblings, Travis and Vickie Rivkin; and many
4 aunts, uncles, family members, and friends; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin will be remembered by all who knew
6 and loved him as a caring person and as a devoted father, son,
7 brother, and friend; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of
11 Davalion Rivkin; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the family of Davalion Rivkin as an expression of
14 our sympathy.