HR0206 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Willie Bester (Shane) Davis of Chicago on December 21, 2004; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Davis was born in Marvel, Arkansas on December 16, 1938, to Cooper Allen and Dollie Davis; and

WHEREAS, He grew up in Chicago and worked as an airplane mechanic for United Airlines until he retired in 2003; and

WHEREAS, He was a practicing Jehovah Witness for nearly twenty years; he loved life and enjoyed R & B music from the fifties and sixties era; one of his favorite hobbies was restoring classic automobiles; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, He leaves his children to cherish his memory: Traci, Sharon (Miller), Yvette (Craig), Shaun, Shane, Sherry, and Laverne; and

WHEREAS, He is also survived by his 18 siblings: Don (Ayanna), Juanita (Charlie, Sr.), Melvin, Dorothy, Vera, Norma, Marvella (Ernie), Renear, Rochelle, Brenda (Jeffrey), Cooper, Jr. (Bernadette), Jackie (Cheryl), Donald (Laverne), Carolyn, Penny, Pattie, Daryl, Kenneth, and Jacquelyn; his loving uncle, Wardell Cowens (Joann); his nephews, nieces, cousins, grandchildren, and great-grandchild; and a host of other relatives and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Willie Bester (Shane) Davis and extend to his family and friends our sincerest condolences; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to his family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.