Full Text of HR0472 102nd 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 Terry | 4 | | Lovell Dean, who passed away on September 19, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Terry Dean was born in Chicago to Thomas Sr. and | 6 | | Mary Dean on June 22, 1974; he attended Malcolm X College and | 7 | | received his bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois | 8 | | University Carbondale; he later earned his master's degree in | 9 | | journalism and mass communication from Columbia College | 10 | | Chicago; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Terry Dean worked as a newspaper editor for the | 12 | | Austin Weekly News and as a columnist for the Wednesday | 13 | | Journal in Oak Park; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Terry Dean received several awards and accolades | 15 | | from his peers and associates for his exceptional work in the | 16 | | community and his commitment to cooperative economics; he was | 17 | | smart and insightful and had an intellectual curiosity that | 18 | | served him and his readers well; his greatest contribution was | 19 | | as a mentor to others in his field, and his message to aspiring | 20 | | writers was to read your local paper and as many books as you | 21 | | could, find your voice, and be connected to the community; he | 22 | | was an active member of the Illinois Press Association; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Terry Dean enjoyed reading, watching movies, and | 2 | | listening to a diverse catalog of music; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Terry Dean was preceded in death by his parents; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Terry Dean is survived by his daughter, Amiri, | 6 | | who he affectionately called "Buttercup"; his brothers, Thomas | 7 | | Jr. and Talman Sr. (Celeste); his sisters, Yvette (William) | 8 | | and Letitia; his nieces, Trans, Dorothy, Sakeena, and | 9 | | Maurianna; and his nephews, Maurice, Talman Jr., Montgomery, | 10 | | and Patrick; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we mourn the passing of Terry Lovell Dean and extend our | 14 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 15 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Terry Dean as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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