Full Text of SR0217 97th 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
Paul Simmons Jr.; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Paul Simmons Jr. was born on May 10, 1993, in | 5 | | Chicago; his parents were Vera Angion-Simmons and Paul Simmons | 6 | | Sr.; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Paul Simmons Jr. attended Bunnyland Daycare until | 8 | | he graduated from kindergarten; at the age of six, he tried his | 9 | | hand in acting by auditioning for a production of The Lion | 10 | | King; he started his educational career at St. Margaret of | 11 | | Scotland Elementary School, where he attended from 1st to 4th | 12 | | grade; after attending Basil Elementary School for 5th through | 13 | | 7th grade, he returned to St. Margaret, where he graduated in | 14 | | 2007; he then graduated from Marist Catholic High School, where | 15 | | he was a captain of the varsity basketball team; he was | 16 | | planning to attend Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama on a | 17 | | full basketball scholarship at the time of his passing; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Paul Simmons Jr. was a member of the Boy Scouts | 19 | | for many years; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Paul Simmons Jr. worked at the Chicago Park | 21 | | District Seasonal Division as a landscaper; he also worked with |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Paul Simmons Jr. competed in the AAU National | 3 | | basketball league, which took him all over the United States; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Paul Simmons Jr. loved to be around his family and | 6 | | friends, especially his favorite cousin, Edward Simmons Jr.; | 7 | | his greatest desire was to attend college, where he wanted to | 8 | | major in business finance and continue his passion of playing | 9 | | basketball; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Paul Simmons Jr. was preceded in death by his | 11 | | grandmothers, Dorothy Angion and Annie Simmons, and his sister, | 12 | | Shikinna Hall; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Paul Simmons Jr. is survived by his parents; his | 14 | | sisters, Qiana Simmons, Shouna "Doo Doo" Angion, and Dorothy | 15 | | Angion; his nieces, Toyette Hall and Alyssa "Suga Mama" | 16 | | McKinney; his nephew, Alfonso "AJ" McKinney Jr.; his | 17 | | great-nephew, Brian Hall; his favorite cousin, Yolanda | 18 | | Wortman; his girlfriend, Kayla King; and his many uncles, | 19 | | aunts, cousins, family, and friends; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| 1 | | his family and friends, the passing of Paul Simmons Jr.; and be | 2 | | it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Paul Simmons Jr. as an expression of | 5 | | our sympathy.
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