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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn  of  the death of Dominik
 4    Antwan Childress on Sunday, December 1, 2002; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Childress was  born  on  July  14,  1963  to
 6    Charles  and  Marilyn  Childress  at Scott Air Force Base; he
 7    attended East St. Louis Public Schools; he received a  degree
 8    in  computer  science  from  Southern  Illinois University at
 9    Edwardsville; and

10        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Childress  was  active  at  Abundant  Life
11    Fellowship Church where he met his wife; he and  Sharon  were
12    married  on  April  13,  1996; he was ordained Deacon Dominik
13    Childress on June 26, 1994; he especially enjoyed serving  on
14    the Usher Board; and

15        WHEREAS, Mr. Childress worked for Union Electric where he
16    held  many positions; he enjoyed meeting and greeting people,
17    which his job allowed him to do; table tennis was a  favorite
18    activity  for  Mr.  Childress,  and  he  participated in many
19    matches throughout the United States; he was named athlete of
20    the year in the  State  of  Missouri  at  the  University  of
21    Missouri in Columbia; he was also a championship chess player
22    and a published poet; and

23        WHEREAS, The passing of Dominik Antwan Childress has been
24    deeply  felt  by  all  who knew and loved him, especially his
25    wife, Sharon; his mother, Marilyn (George) Wade; his  father,
26    Charles  (Cheryl)  Childress; his sisters, Michelle Childress
27    and Neko (Ctazi) Tetheo; his brothers, Carlos  Childress  and
28    David  (Tohana)  Childress; his grandmothers, Clara Stith and
29    Marell Mitchell; and his many nieces, nephews,  cousins,  and
30    other relatives and friends; therefore, be it

31        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
 
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 1    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the  passing
 2    of  Dominik  Antwan  Childress  and extend to his friends and
 3    family our deepest sympathy; and be it further

 4        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 5    presented  to  the  family  of Dominik Antwan Childress as an
 6    expression of our sincere condolences.