Full Text of SR0709 101st 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 Scott E. Lawrence of East Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on September 21, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Scott Lawrence was born in Hollywood, California | 6 | | to Earl and Peggy Lawrence on June 4, 1966; he attended school | 7 | | in Upland, California and graduated from Upland High School in | 8 | | 1984; in 1990, he joined the United States Army and served in | 9 | | the Gulf War; upon his return to the United States, he settled | 10 | | in the Midwest; in 2001, he began his education journey; along | 11 | | the way, he married Annette Brauer and became a father of two; | 12 | | he received his Doctor of Education from Grand Canyon | 13 | | University in 2016; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Scott Lawrence was a professor at Eastern Iowa | 15 | | Community College, Black Hawk Community College, and Brown | 16 | | Mackie University; teaching was his passion, and he cherished | 17 | | the friendships with his peers and his students; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Scott Lawrence's commitment to his faith was heard | 19 | | in the music he played and the songs he wrote; he played with | 20 | | the contemporary Christian band, Janitors Heart, and the | 21 | | bluegrass group, Country Christians; he was an avid fan of the | 22 | | Beatles; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Scott Lawrence was preceded in death by his | 2 | | grandmother; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Scott Lawrence is survived by his father, Earl | 4 | | Lawrence; his mother, Peggy Rocky; his wife, Annette; his | 5 | | children, Oliver and Matilda; his siblings, Brent (Terry) | 6 | | Lawrence, Kristen Lawrence, and Amy (Dan) Jordan; several | 7 | | nieces and nephews; and special family friend, Charla Miller; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Scott E. Lawrence and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Scott Lawrence as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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