Full Text of SR0860 95th General Assembly
SR0860 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
Donald Augustus of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Augustus was born on November 21, 1953 to | 5 |
| the late Lester and Melvina Augustus; he was a star, a star | 6 |
| that never stopped shining; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Augustus, "A Man's Man", was a loving and | 8 |
| supportive husband to his wife, Karen; a strong father who | 9 |
| possessed solid, old-fashioned values which never wavered; he | 10 |
| never watered down anything but did everything in love; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Augustus was also known as a loving brother | 12 |
| to his siblings and to his nieces and nephews as a protective | 13 |
| uncle; Don's love for his family remained unshakable; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Augustus was well known to his church | 15 |
| family at Mars Hill Baptist Church as an armor bearer to his | 16 |
| Pastor and to the residents of Maywood as a police officer with | 17 |
| unquestionable integrity; to countless others, he was a devoted | 18 |
| friend and confidante; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, The students at the PAEC Center knew Donald | 20 |
| Augustus to be a listener and motivator; he demonstrated to the |
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| students and all he encountered what a man of purpose and | 2 |
| passion could be; and
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| WHEREAS, We all knew Donald Augustus as a well-put-together | 4 |
| man, "Dapper Don"; a trailblazer who has left great memories | 5 |
| and a set of standards that defined "A Core of A Man"; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Augustus has left us with an opportunity to | 7 |
| celebrate his having crossed our paths; he will live on in our | 8 |
| hearts and in our minds as a man who possessed the heart of a | 9 |
| lion and the humility of a man; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Augustus is survived by his beautiful wife, | 11 |
| Karen; their children, Vernon Augustus, Keith Augustus, Donald | 12 |
| Augustus II, and Jeremy Augustus; their grandchildren, Shonda, | 13 |
| DaKari, Donneria, and Keith, Jr.; his siblings, Cynthia, | 14 |
| Demetrious, David (Linda), Steven (Mary), and Anthony; his many | 15 |
| nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives; his lifelong | 16 |
| friends, Marvin, Percell, Kenny, and Larry; and his extended | 17 |
| family at Mars Hill; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Donald Augustus will be remembered by all who knew | 19 |
| and loved him for his helpful demeanor, especially Senator | 20 |
| Kimberly A. Lightford, and for his endless love for his beloved | 21 |
| wife and family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 |
| his family, friends, and community, the passing of Donald | 4 |
| Augustus; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this preamble and | 6 |
| resolution be presented to the family of Donald Augustus as a | 7 |
| symbol of our sympathy.
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