Full Text of HR0206 94th General Assembly
HR0206 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Willie | 4 |
| Bester (Shane) Davis of Chicago on December 21, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis was born in Marvel, Arkansas on December | 6 |
| 16, 1938, to Cooper Allen and Dollie Davis; and
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| WHEREAS, He grew up in Chicago and worked as an airplane | 8 |
| mechanic for United Airlines until he retired in 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a practicing Jehovah Witness for nearly | 10 |
| twenty years; he loved life and enjoyed R & B music from the | 11 |
| fifties and sixties era; one of his favorite hobbies was | 12 |
| restoring classic automobiles; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
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| WHEREAS, He leaves his children to cherish his memory: | 15 |
| Traci, Sharon (Miller), Yvette (Craig), Shaun, Shane, Sherry, | 16 |
| and Laverne; and
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| WHEREAS, He is also survived by his 18 siblings: Don | 18 |
| (Ayanna), Juanita (Charlie, Sr.), Melvin, Dorothy, Vera, | 19 |
| Norma, Marvella (Ernie), Renear, Rochelle, Brenda (Jeffrey), | 20 |
| Cooper, Jr. (Bernadette), Jackie (Cheryl), Donald (Laverne), | 21 |
| Carolyn, Penny, Pattie, Daryl, Kenneth, and Jacquelyn; his | 22 |
| loving uncle, Wardell Cowens (Joann); his nephews, nieces, | 23 |
| cousins, grandchildren, and great-grandchild; and a host of | 24 |
| other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 26 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 27 |
| we mourn the passing of Willie Bester (Shane) Davis and extend | 28 |
| to his family and friends our sincerest condolences; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 4 |
| sympathy.
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