Full Text of SR0639 94th General Assembly
SR0639 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the untimely death of Thaddeus Weisner | 4 |
| of Aurora on Wednesday, January 18, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on September 7, 1984, to Tom and | 6 |
| Marilyn Weisner on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon | 7 |
| Islands; his parents had joined the Peace Corps in 1980 and | 8 |
| spent five years in the Solomon Islands, helping bush people in | 9 |
| numerous capacities, including community development, | 10 |
| nutrition, sanitation, and education; he spent his first 11 | 11 |
| months living in the rainforests of the Tetekanji District; the | 12 |
| family returned to Aurora when Thad was 11 months old; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended Gates, Johnson, and Freeman | 14 |
| elementary schools and Washington Middle School; he was in his | 15 |
| final semester at Hope D. Wall High School, whose staff and | 16 |
| students he especially loved; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Weisner endured a lifelong battle with | 18 |
| cerebral palsy, and though he was unable to speak, his face and | 19 |
| expression spoke volumes; his positive spirit and outlook was | 20 |
| admired, and through his expressions, he was able to | 21 |
| communicate the true joy of life, offering inspiration to those | 22 |
| around him as he worked hard to accomplish his goals; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Thaddeus Weisner has been deeply | 24 |
| felt by many, especially his parents, Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner | 25 |
| and Marilyn Weisner; his brother, Anthony Scotti and his | 26 |
| fiancee, Kristin, and newborn daughter, Olivia; his paternal | 27 |
| and maternal grandmothers, Cassie Weisner and Margaret Hogan; | 28 |
| his many aunts, uncles, and cousins; and the faculty, staff, | 29 |
| and students of Hope D. Wall High School; he was preceded in | 30 |
| death by his paternal and maternal grandfathers, John T. | 31 |
| Weisner and Frank P. Hogan, and his step-grandmother, Mary |
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| Weisner; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 |
| Thaddeus Weisner, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 5 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 6 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 9 |
| condolences.
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