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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Samuel Oginni of Crystal Lake, who passed |
4 | | away on August 10, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Oginni was born on March 21, 1954, in |
6 | | Nigeria to Titus and Dorcas Oginni; he immigrated to the United |
7 | | States and settled in Minnesota; he received his undergraduate |
8 | | degree from Bemiji State University and his Master's Degree in |
9 | | Business from Morehead State University; he married Sally |
10 | | MacArthur on May 8, 1982, in Morehead, Minnesota; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Oginni worked as a salesman and eventually |
12 | | relocated to Crystal Lake, where he became the owner of Crystal |
13 | | Lake Pontiac GMC in 1995, which he owned until 2011; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Oginni liked to give back to his community; |
15 | | he established a scholarship at his church in 2001 and became |
16 | | the first car dealer to donate a car to Operation Click, a |
17 | | program to raise the awareness of the benefits of seat belt |
18 | | use; he was an active member of the local Rotary Club from 1995 |
19 | | to 2011; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Oginni enjoyed taking family vacations and |
21 | | practicing soccer with his children; he was an avid Minnesota |