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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Ryan Harris of Carbondale, who recently
4 passed away; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Ryan Harris was born in Chicago on April 26, 1976
6 to Raymond and Mimi Harris; he was a very spiritual person who
7 accepted Christ at a very early age; his faith in Christ was
8 shared by all who knew him through his caring actions and his
9 pleasant demeanor; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Ryan Harris attended Lincoln Elementary School,
11 Roosevelt Junior High School, and Proviso West High School
12 where he played football, was on the chess team, was a member
13 of the jazz and symphonic bands, and a member of the Gamer's
14 Guild; he loved to play chess, read novels, and play fantasy
15 role-playing games; he graduated from Proviso West High School
16 in June of 1994; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Upholding the tradition started by his late
18 grandfathers, Thomas Harris, Sr., and Walter (Wally) Edwards,
19 he made the decision to defend our country by enlisting in the
20 United States Marine Corps; he received a medal for Outstanding
21 Conduct, a National Defense Service Medal, and was named a
22 Sharpshooter within his Battalion; he received a rank of Lance

 

 

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1 Corporal while serving in the Corps; he also became a third
2 degree Black Belt in Okinawa Karate-Do Shorin Ryu,
3 cross-trained in melee weapons; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Ryan Harris received a Bachelor's of Science
5 degree in Electronic Systems Technology Management from
6 Southern Illinois University in Carbondale while finishing his
7 reserve duty; while in Carbondale, he was known by all and was
8 easily identified by his signature trench coats; he was
9 well-known and loved by all; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Ryan Harris leaves to cherish many beautiful
11 memories: his parents, Raymond and Mimi Harris; his brothers,
12 Raymond Harris, Jr., and Rannon Harris; his grandparents,
13 Consuela "Connie" Edwards and Cora Harris; his niece, Rayven
14 Harris; his aunts and uncles, Thomas (Marsha) Harris, Ella
15 (Johnnie) Dotton, Eddie Harris, Daniel Harris, Greg Harris,
16 Erma (Tony) Henderson, Linda (Chris) Glover, Brenda Harris,
17 Carl Gay, Kevin Gay, and Michelle (Alonzo) Coleman; his
18 godfather, Robert Grant; his godbrother and friend, Robert
19 Grant, Jr.; his special friends, Fredanna M'Cormack, James
20 Collier, Brian Bonner, and Kenan Hillard; and a host of other
21 relatives and friends who loved him dearly; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
23 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with

 

 

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1 his family and friends, the passing of Ryan Harris; and be it
2 further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Ryan Harris as a symbol of our
5 sympathy.