Full Text of SR0280 96th General Assembly
SR0280 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Christianna Michelle Wilbourn of | 4 |
| Bloomington, who passed away on May 5, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Christianna Michelle Wilbourn was born on April 4, | 6 |
| 1991;
Michelle was a joy to her parents and a responsible, | 7 |
| loving, and faithful daughter and sister; she was known for her | 8 |
| exuberant smile and her zeal for life, but also for her | 9 |
| honesty, integrity, her encouragement, and her faith; and
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| WHEREAS, Michelle accepted Christ as her savior at the age | 11 |
| of 11; her love of God and her faith were evident to those who | 12 |
| knew her; and
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| WHEREAS, Michelle excelled academically at Normal | 14 |
| Community High School and was in the top 10 percent of her | 15 |
| graduating class; she was actively involved in Rotary Club, | 16 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Brotherhood Tree, children's | 17 |
| ministry at First Assembly of God, tutoring at Grove | 18 |
| Elementary, volunteering in blood drives, the Salvation Army, | 19 |
| as well as a member of the National Honor Society, African | 20 |
| American Culture Club, peer leadership, teaching teams, | 21 |
| homecoming committee, M.A.P.S., and Student Council making an | 22 |
| impact on her school and her community; and
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| WHEREAS, She had been accepted into Illinois Wesleyan | 2 |
| University for the fall of 2009 to pursue a degree in | 3 |
| international business; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her grandparents, | 5 |
| Essie and Willie Brown; and her great-grandmother, Ruby | 6 |
| Wilbourn; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Michelle is survived by her parents, Stephen and | 8 |
| Armie Wilbourn; her three siblings, Stephen Christopher, Joy | 9 |
| Alexandria, and Christian Jonathan; her grandmother, Iola | 10 |
| Collins; as well as a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and | 11 |
| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Christianna Michelle | 15 |
| Wilbourn; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Christianna Michelle Wilbourn as a | 18 |
| symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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