Full Text of HR0731 99th 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 Patrick | 4 | | Bouvair Owens of Chicago, who passed away on August 18, 2015; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Owens was born in Chicago on July 15, 1964 | 7 | | to Georgia Mae Dawkins; he attended Jenner Grammar School, | 8 | | where he played the tenor saxophone and community basketball, | 9 | | and graduated from Wells High School; he attended Northeastern | 10 | | Illinois University, where he was a member of the Phi Beta | 11 | | Sigma Fraternity and remained active in the Phi Sigma Alumni | 12 | | Chapter all his life; he married Keteena on August 25, 1990; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Owens had many career opportunities, | 15 | | including working for Pitney Bowes, Affirmative Insurance, and | 16 | | the City of Chicago; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Owens was a member of Chicago Fellowship | 18 | | of Friends Church when he was young and of Greater New St. | 19 | | James Baptist Church for 20 years later in life, where he | 20 | | served as Chairman of the deacon board and sang in the men's | 21 | | choir; most recently, he was a member of Lifeline Church in | 22 | | Cicero; he and his wife founded Divine Connection Christian |
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| 1 | | Ministry; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Owens enjoyed vacationing with his | 3 | | family, frequenting Walt Disney World and Wisconsin Dells; he | 4 | | also enjoyed maintaining family traditions such as | 5 | | Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas Day brunch, baking his "famous" | 6 | | caramel cakes, and hosting the "Patnic"; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Owens was preceded in death by his mother; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Owens is survived by his wife, Keteena; | 10 | | his children, Bouvair and Trinity; his 5 brothers, Michael | 11 | | Owens (Sharon), Eugene Owens (Sheltanya), Aaron Owens, Chris | 12 | | Owens (Rose), and John Dawkins; his granddaughter, Mya; his | 13 | | mother-in-law, Hattie "Ms. G" Johnson; his sister-in-law, | 14 | | Kentavia; his niece, Zharia; and a host of nieces, nephews, | 15 | | Godchildren, family, fiends, and the Brothers of Phi Beta | 16 | | Sigma; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | mourn the passing of Patrick Bouvair Owens, and extend our | 20 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 21 | | and loved him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Patrick Owens as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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