Full Text of SR0091 95th General Assembly
SR0091 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Michael Pettigrew of Chicago, who passed | 4 |
| away on March 1, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Pettigrew was born on May 21, 1963 to the | 6 |
| late Clarence and Almeda Pettigrew; he accepted Christ at an | 7 |
| early age at the Faith Community of Saint Sabina, where he | 8 |
| later served as an altar boy for several years; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended St. Sabina Elementary School and | 10 |
| Calumet High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Pettigrew worked for St. Sabina for 26 | 12 |
| years; he did side jobs, painting, landscaping, removing snow, | 13 |
| and plumbing; he did projects around his home, including | 14 |
| installing an in-wall aquarium; and
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| WHEREAS, At an early age, Michael met and formed a special | 16 |
| relationship with Kenya Morgan; their friendship led to | 17 |
| marriage in February of 1990 and continued even after their | 18 |
| legal union ended; to this union two beautiful children were | 19 |
| born; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Michael Pettigrew is survived by his children, |
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| Cesydiah and Miguel; his mother, Almeda Pettigrew-Bell; his | 2 |
| stepfather, Otis Bell; his sisters, Paulette Pettigrew, Sheila | 3 |
| Carthon, Rosemary (Isacc) Achinvu, Carolyne (Jerome) Adams, | 4 |
| and Debbie (Andre) Johnson; his brother, Tyrone (Lisa) | 5 |
| Pettigrew; his stepbrothers; his stepsisters; his nieces, | 6 |
| Jaqueisha and Maliaka; his nephews, Michael and Quincy; his | 7 |
| great nieces, Bryshawna and Janiah; and a host of aunts, | 8 |
| cousins, friends, and the St. Sabina family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Michael Pettigrew; and | 12 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Michael Pettigrew as a symbol of our | 15 |
| sympathy.
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