Full Text of HR0701 95th General Assembly
HR0701 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Rivkin of Chicago, who passed away on August 8, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin was born on September 13, 1973 in | 6 |
| Chicago; his parents were Thomas Jr. and Charlene Rivkin; and
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| WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin confessed his belief in God at an | 8 |
| early age and attended the Apostolic Church of God, where he | 9 |
| was baptized; and
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| WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin was educated in the Chicago public | 11 |
| schools; he was a passionate artist and poet who loved to | 12 |
| entertain and joke with others; his favorite hobbies were | 13 |
| cooking, cosmetology, singing, and rapping; and
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| WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin was preceded in death by his | 15 |
| grandmother, Yvonne Johnson; his grandfather, Leroy Johnson; | 16 |
| his father, Thomas Jackson Jr.; his grandfather, Thomas Jackson | 17 |
| Sr.; his uncles, Christopher Rivkin and Calvin Jackson; and his | 18 |
| stepfather, Travis Johnson; and
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| WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin is survived by his wife, Michelle | 20 |
| Rivkin; his mother, Charlene; his grandmother, Theresa |
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| Jackson; his great-aunt, Anita Rivkin-Carothers; his daughter, | 2 |
| Davine Rivkin; his stepchildren, Derrick and Rochelle | 3 |
| Robinson; his siblings, Travis and Vickie Rivkin; and many | 4 |
| aunts, uncles, family members, and friends; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Davalion Rivkin will be remembered by all who knew | 6 |
| and loved him as a caring person and as a devoted father, son, | 7 |
| brother, and friend; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 11 |
| Davalion Rivkin; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Davalion Rivkin as an expression of | 14 |
| our sympathy.
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