SR0129 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Kevin Daniel Oldham of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, who passed away on March 11, 2011; and

WHEREAS, He was born May 19, 1977 in Chicago; he married Katie McEssy on August 24, 2002 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Waukegan; and

WHEREAS, He was a graduate of Warren Township High School, the College of Lake County, and the Fire Science and Paramedic School; he was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, He was employed by the City of Waukegan as a firefighter and paramedic; he was a member of the Union Local 473, BASS, and God and Collisions; and

WHEREAS, Kevin Oldham is survived by his loving wife, Katherine Kay Oldham (nee McEssy); his daughters, Stella Kay and Evelyn Valentine; his parents, Theresa and Dan Oldham; his sisters, Jennifer and Kelley Oldham; his mother-in-law, ('Ma') McEssy; his father-in-law, ('TerAnce') Terrence McEssy; his sister-in-law, ('Dre') Andrea Norcross; his brothers-in-law, ('Big Head Todd Monster') Todd Norcross and Jake Cowgill; and his nephews Jacob, Ethan, and Elliot Cowgill and Levi Norcross; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Kevin Oldham; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Kevin Oldham as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.