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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Kevin William Sanders, native of Palos
4Hills and former Plainfield resident, who passed away on April
517, 2013; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Kevin Sanders was born outside Chicago on October
713, 1979, to Duane and Sandra Sanders; he grew up in Palos
8Hills and graduated from Marist High School in 1997; he
9graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in animal science and from
11Parkland College in 2003 with a veterinary technician
12certification; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Kevin Sanders held several registered veterinary
14technician positions in Champaign; Plainfield; Fort Wayne,
15Indiana; Waco, Texas; and Hewitt, Texas; he taught at Fox
16College in Tinley Park and McLennan Community College in Waco,
17Texas; he worked with the Plainfield Emergency Management
18Agency for 5 years before moving to Texas and beginning work
19with the Bruceville-Eddy Volunteer Fire Department; he had
20recently passed the emergency medical technician skills test;
21and
 
22    WHEREAS, Kevin Sanders was among the first responders

 

 

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1killed in an explosion at a West, Texas, fertilizer plant after
2they answered the call to battle a fire; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Kevin Sanders loved caring for animals, working on
4cars, listening to music and attending concerts, watching the
5Chicago Bears and Fighting Illini, playing paintball, and
6spending time with his family; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Kevin Sanders was preceded in death by his father;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Kevin Sanders is survived by his wife, Sarah
10Sanders; his son, Reeve Sanders; his mother, Sandra Sanders;
11his maternal grandmother, Eleanore Frey; his sister, Jeanette
12(Tim) White; his brother, Scott (Allison Muscolino) Sanders;
13and many friends and extended family; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
16Kevin Sanders, honor the sacrifice he made while rendering aid
17to others, and extend our sincere condolences to his family,
18friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to the family of Kevin Sanders as an expression of
21our deepest sympathy.