Full Text of SR0039 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Kevin Irving, who passed away on December | 4 | | 19, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Irving was born on July 25, 1966 to Joseph | 6 | | and Jean Irving; he attended John H. Vanderpoel Elementary | 7 | | School and graduated from Mendel Catholic
High School in 1984; | 8 | | at an early age, he would sing and dance with his
brothers and | 9 | | provide the family with talent shows; he continued the talent | 10 | | show
appearances in grammar school and high school; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Irving could compose poetry and turn it into | 12 | | lyrics with a melodic beat as easy as
reciting the alphabet; | 13 | | his distinctive melodies and powerful voice would
help him | 14 | | become known as one of the pioneers of "House Music"; he later | 15 | | became a member of Club Nouveau; he also mixed and provided | 16 | | vocal arrangements on several songs; he became a writer, | 17 | | producer, and a self-taught sound engineer; he had a keen eye | 18 | | and ear for talent and became a talent scout for major | 19 | | recording labels; he also worked as a writer
for companies such | 20 | | as Disney; his passion for music and his God-given talents led
| 21 | | him to work with many popular recording stars; he was a | 22 | | visionary who revolutionized the ringtone craze with his own
| 23 | | personal style of ringtones; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Irving was affectionately known as "Jack N | 2 | | House", "Kirv", and "Kev"; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Irving was preceded in death by his parents | 4 | | and his brother, Joseph Irving, Jr.; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Irving is survived by his wife, Danielle | 6 | | Irving; his son, Kevin Irving, Jr.;
his step-daughter, Jade | 7 | | Phelnetto; his step-son, Quentin Reaves; his 2 sisters,
| 8 | | Patricia Sanford-Thomas and Pamela Irving-Fuller; his 2 | 9 | | brothers, Reverend Rodney
Irving (Terri) and William Irving | 10 | | (Janice); his 2 sisters-in-law, Aja
Bogan and Marlena Bogan; | 11 | | his mother-in-law, Deborah Bogan; his nephews,
Leonard | 12 | | Sanford, Jr., Frederick Sanford, and Christopher Irving; his 5 | 13 | | nieces, Veronica
Sanford-Richardson (Darrell), Jennifer | 14 | | Irving, Stephanie Irving, Patricia Irving, and
Brianna Irving; | 15 | | his 11 great-nieces and nephews; his uncle, Robert Irving (Mae)
| 16 | | and his aunt, Mary McMillan (Gilmore); and a host of
other | 17 | | relatives and friends; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Kevin Irving, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 21 | | friends, and all who knew 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 Kevin Irving as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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