Full Text of HR1400 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jordan | 4 | | Lewis of Carterville, who passed away on October 17, 2013 at | 5 | | his home in Carterville; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jordan Lewis was born on June 11, 1998 in | 7 | | Carbondale; his parents were Tina (nee Green) Lewis and Bradley | 8 | | Lewis; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jordan Lewis was a sophomore at Carterville High | 10 | | School, where he played football and worked hard on his | 11 | | studies; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Jordan Lewis enjoyed cheering for the Chicago | 13 | | Bears with his dad and spending time with his friends and | 14 | | family; with these things in mind, he was memorialized with a | 15 | | Bears-themed service in Marion, where friends and family came | 16 | | to say goodbye; his father wore a Chicago Bears tie, and | 17 | | bouquets of orange and blue flowers adorned the funeral home; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Jordan Lewis left us too soon; the 15 year-old | 20 | | high school student faced overwhelming pressure at school due | 21 | | to bullying; in his suicide note, he blamed bullying as the |
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| 1 | | cause for his actions; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Jordan Lewis was preceded in death by his paternal | 3 | | grandfather, Roger Lewis; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Jordan Lewis is survived by his parents; a | 5 | | brother, Kyle Lewis; a sister, Deeanna Lewis; his paternal | 6 | | grandmother, Rita Miller; a step-grandmother, Juanita Lewis; | 7 | | his maternal grandfather, Bob (Joyce); his maternal | 8 | | grandmother, Cheryl (Roger) Rains; his maternal | 9 | | great-grandmother, Joyce Green; 2 uncles, Phillip Lewis and Tom | 10 | | Green; an aunt, Linda Lewis; an aunt and uncle, Teresa and Adam | 11 | | Coleman; and several cousins and friends; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we mourn the passing of Jordan Lewis and extend our sincere | 15 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 16 | | him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Jordan Lewis, who | 18 | | serves as a reminder of the severe consequences that bullying | 19 | | can have, and urge the people of this State to treat others | 20 | | with the respect, kindness, and love Jordan Lewis and all of us | 21 | | deserve; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Jordan Lewis as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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