Full Text of SR0219 95th General Assembly
SR0219 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 Roderick Dennis Oden of Chicago, who | 4 |
| passed away on April 19, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Roderick Oden was born on June 8, 1964 to Mr. and | 6 |
| Mrs. King (Frances) Oden; Roderick Oden grew up on the south | 7 |
| side of Chicago and attended St. Leo Elementary School and St. | 8 |
| Leo High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Roderick Oden accepted Jesus Christ as his Saviour | 10 |
| at an early age and was baptized at the Accounters Community | 11 |
| Centers of Faith in Chicago; he joined the Logos Baptist | 12 |
| Assembly in Chicago later in life; and
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| WHEREAS, Roderick Oden completed a Bachelor of Science | 14 |
| program in Criminal Justice at Chicago State University and | 15 |
| received a Master of Education from National Lewis University; | 16 |
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| WHEREAS, Roderick Oden served as a substitute teacher for | 18 |
| the Chicago Board of Education, a case manager for Beatrice | 19 |
| Caffrey, and a counselor for Accounters Counseling Service; he | 20 |
| enjoyed meditating, watching movies, collecting teddy bears | 21 |
| and hats, and spending time with his dear friend, Renita; and
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| WHEREAS, Roderick Oden is survived by his parents; his | 2 |
| brother, Reginald (Shauntel) Oden; his nephews, Ryan Chase Oden | 3 |
| and Kameran Valazquez; his devoted friend, Renita Rowlett; her | 4 |
| daughters, Jill and Ayriel Rowlett, whom he loved as his own; | 5 |
| and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 7 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 8 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Roderick Dennis Oden; | 9 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Roderick Oden as a symbol of our | 12 |
| sympathy.
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