Full Text of SR0668 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Christopher "Chris" Ryan Hood of | 4 | | Normal, who passed away on November 30, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chris Hood was born in Champaign on January 21, | 6 | | 1977; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Chris Hood started competing in Special Olympics | 8 | | (SO) in his early 30s and became a Global Messenger; he often | 9 | | played a role in the SO fundraisers and collected | 10 | | contributions from local businesses; his sporting events | 11 | | included basketball, volleyball, and track and field; he loved | 12 | | to compete and made friends around the state; even more so, he | 13 | | enjoyed practice time with his Tri-Valley Special Olympics | 14 | | teammates; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Chris Hood was an avid Chicago Cubs and Bears | 16 | | fan; he went to the gym every morning around 4:30 a.m., and he | 17 | | loved his "Morning Crew"; one of his best memories was when his | 18 | | friends from the gym took him to Chicago to see a Cubs game; he | 19 | | had an extensive shot glass collection as friends always | 20 | | brought him one from locations to which they traveled; he | 21 | | loved listening to country, gospel, jazz, and blues | 22 | | (especially BB King) music; he excelled at remembering trivia; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Chris Hood was known for his infectious | 3 | | personality, gentle smile, warm hugs, sense of humor, and tall | 4 | | tales; he had a special sense of reading people and knowing | 5 | | when to offer support; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Chris Hood was preceded in death by his father; | 7 | | his grandparents; and his two uncles; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Chris Hood is survived by his mother, Janet M. | 9 | | Hood; his brother, Jason Hood; three nieces; one nephew; one | 10 | | great-niece; three great-nephews; his aunts and uncles, | 11 | | Charlotte Stoker, Diane (Steve) Campbell, Cindi (Dennis) | 12 | | Hamilton, and Bill (Virgie) Boring; and his multitude of | 13 | | cousins from coast to coast; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 16 | | Christopher "Chris" Ryan Hood and extend our sincere
| 17 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
| 18 | | him; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 20 | | presented to the family of Chris Hood as an expression of
our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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