Full Text of HR0499 101st 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 Michael | 4 | | Walter "Train" Butler, who passed away on August 10, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Michael Butler was born in Savannah, Georgia to | 6 | | Walter Homan Butler Jr. and Shirley Marie Darensbourg-Butler on | 7 | | February 18, 1952; he attended Rudyard Kipling Elementary | 8 | | School and graduated from Harlan High School; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Michael Butler was a hard worker and had many jobs | 10 | | and roles; when he was employed by the Illinois Juvenile | 11 | | Detention Center in St. Charles, he met and married Valerie | 12 | | Denise Thomas; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Michael Butler was committed to his faith; he was | 14 | | baptized Catholic but later became a member of Gayles Memorial | 15 | | Baptist Church in Aurora, where he served until he moved back | 16 | | to Chicago; he then joined the Apostolic Church of God; he | 17 | | enjoyed reading, listening to music, playing musical | 18 | | instruments, politics, debating, watching the Chicago Cubs, | 19 | | cooking, and making the best pitchers of Kool-Aid; he valued | 20 | | the time he spent with his family and friends; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Michael Butler was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents; and his brothers, Walter, Gary, Keith, and Craig | 2 | | Butler; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Michael Butler is survived by his daughters, | 4 | | Tamika (Daryl) Primer, Jasmine Thomas, Zakia Thomas, and | 5 | | Shirley-Marie Butler; his son, Antwan Enoch; his brother, Eric | 6 | | (Katrina); his grandchildren, Brittney, Kyle, Zionna, Zayda, | 7 | | Javen, and Josiah; and his nieces, nephews, cousins, and many | 8 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we mourn the passing of Michael Walter "Train" Butler and | 12 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | 13 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Michael Butler as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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