Full Text of SR1185 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The member of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Michael Eugene Collins of Normal, who | 4 | | passed away on April 2, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Michael Collins graduated from Normal Community | 6 | | High School in 2010 and was a senior at Illinois State | 7 | | University, majoring in Exercise Science; he played baseball | 8 | | for 2 seasons at Heartland Community College and was an | 9 | | assistant baseball coach at University High School under his | 10 | | father, Jim; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Michael Collins had numerous baseball | 12 | | accomplishments; they included playing second base for | 13 | | Heartland Community College when the Hawks finished 3rd in the | 14 | | National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) World | 15 | | Series in 2012, being named an Academic All-American in 2012, | 16 | | and being a member of the first Heartland Community College | 17 | | team to advance to the NJCAA World Series in 2011; he was a | 18 | | middle infielder and pitcher for Normal West when they won | 19 | | back-to-back Big 12 championships in 2009 and 2010; he was | 20 | | selected to the Illinois Coaches Association and Pantagraph | 21 | | All-Star games in 2010 and was a member of the Big 12 | 22 | | All-Academic team in 2010; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Michael Collins's favorite baseball memories were | 2 | | winning 2 consecutive Region 24 championships while at | 3 | | Heartland, hitting a home run in the NJCAA World Series, and | 4 | | receiving a phone call from his mom that his dad had won a 2012 | 5 | | State championship at University High School; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Michael Collins enjoyed golfing, working out, | 7 | | watching episodes of Seinfeld, and spending time with his 2 | 8 | | dogs; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Michael Collins was preceded in death by his | 10 | | maternal grandfather, Donald E. Presley, and a paternal | 11 | | grandmother, Lois E. Collins; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Michael Collins is survived by his parents, Jim | 13 | | and Kelly Collins; one brother, Jimmy Collins; paternal | 14 | | grandmother, Betty A. Presley; paternal grandfather, James L. | 15 | | Collins; one maternal uncle, Terry (Sandy) Presley; 2 paternal | 16 | | aunts, Susan Albee and Sharon (Kevin) Rutledge; a paternal | 17 | | uncle, Jeff (Jane) Collins; many beloved cousins including Eric | 18 | | (Alycia) Stark, Adam (Kacy) Stark, Sara Stark, Katie (Austin) | 19 | | Myers, Kyle Rutledge, Tristin (Ken) Duffy, Carter Collins, | 20 | | Samantha Collins, Brian Wright, Christina (Mark) Frederick, | 21 | | Sarah (Nick) Riordan, Jon Albee, Josh Albee, Joanna Willet, and | 22 | | Jason Albee; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Michael Eugene Collins, and extend our sincere condolences to | 4 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Michael Collins as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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