Full Text of SR0786 94th General Assembly
SR0786 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 Ronald Victor Rouse of | 4 |
| Orlando, Florida, formerly of East St. Louis, on Friday, June | 5 |
| 30, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born to John H. Rouse and Mary G. Rouse on | 7 |
| December 29, 1970, in Henderson, Kentucky; he moved with his | 8 |
| family to East Saint Louis in 1975; he accepted Christ and was | 9 |
| baptized at a very young age at the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist | 10 |
| Church under the pastorate of his father, Pastor John H. Rouse; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, He was a very active youth in Mt. Zion, serving as | 13 |
| a youth usher and in the youth choir and winning the hearts of | 14 |
| many of the older adults; he graduated from Lincoln Sr. High | 15 |
| School in East St. Louis; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Mr. Rouse | 17 |
| attended Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida, | 18 |
| where he received his Bachelors of Arts degree in computer | 19 |
| science and was a member of the nationally known Concert | 20 |
| Chorale as a baritone/bass singer; and
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| WHEREAS, Following graduation, he decided to make Florida | 22 |
| his permanent home; he attended the Mt. Olive Church in | 23 |
| Orlando, Florida; he went on to pursue a Masters of Business | 24 |
| Administration Degree, graduating from the St. Louis Campus of | 25 |
| Webster College; he then began work on his doctorate degree and | 26 |
| had a year and a half left to complete his studies; and
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| WHEREAS, He was employed at the Sun Trust Bank of Orlando, | 28 |
| Florida, where he made many friends; he was a fun-loving person | 29 |
| that enjoyed making people laugh; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Ronald Victor Rouse has been deeply | 2 |
| felt by many, especially his father and mother, John H. and | 3 |
| Mary G. Rouse; his brothers, Darius John and Walter Roy; his | 4 |
| sisters, Velvet Rochelle and Brandi Rene; his grandmother, | 5 |
| Evelyn Rouse; his aunt, Sylvia Glass; many that he called his | 6 |
| brothers and sisters; his other relatives; and his many | 7 |
| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 |
| Ronald Victor Rouse, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 11 |
| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 15 |
| sympathy.
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