Full Text of SR0760 94th General Assembly
SR0760 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 regret of the death of Manzili Jerome Davis on | 4 |
| April 18, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on July 2, 1984, in Gary, Indiana, to | 6 |
| Roella Christine Henderson Davis and Jerome Matthew Davis; he | 7 |
| was the adored younger brother of his sisters, Malaika | 8 |
| Henderson and Johari Davis; and
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| WHEREAS, He was educated at St. Bride's Elementary School | 10 |
| and Mt. Carmel High School, where he was salutatorian of his | 11 |
| graduating class, and a member of the scholastic bowl, debate, | 12 |
| math competition, and cross country teams; he was also a member | 13 |
| of the Forensic Society and the National Honor Society, which | 14 |
| he served as president for one year; and
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| WHEREAS, During his time at Mt. Carmel High School, he was | 16 |
| involved with the Link Unlimited organization, which provided | 17 |
| support systems for African American students in urban areas of | 18 |
| Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, He went on to study at Princeton University in the | 20 |
| Department of Politics and planned on becoming a lawyer; at | 21 |
| Princeton, he was involved in the Whig-Cliosophic Society and | 22 |
| was a founding member of the Pre-Law Society, which he served | 23 |
| as president his sophomore year; he was also a peer academic | 24 |
| advisor; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a quiet person who captured the hearts of | 26 |
| those whose lives he touched; he had a sudden wit and an acute | 27 |
| intellect; he loved music, intelligent books, and movies that | 28 |
| were finely crafted, including foreign and independent films | 29 |
| that challenged his independent mind; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Manzili Jerome Davis has been | 2 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his mother and father; his | 3 |
| uncles, Jack and Merlin (Darlene) Henderson; his sisters; and | 4 |
| his nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 |
| Manzili Jerome Davis, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 8 |
| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 12 |
| sympathy.
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