Full Text of HR1080 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Daniel J. | 4 | | Davis of Waukegan, who passed away on April 27, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Davis was born in Quanah, Texas on August | 6 | | 14, 1954 to Bertis and Mary Davis; he earned degrees from the | 7 | | Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom at Howard Paine University | 8 | | in Brownwood, Texas and the Johns Hopkins-Carey Business School | 9 | | in Baltimore, Maryland; in addition, he obtained the title of | 10 | | rabbi; he served in the United States Navy and Marine Corps at | 11 | | the close of the Vietnam War and in the Israeli Defense Forces | 12 | | during the First Lebanon War; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Davis was known as "Dancin' Dan" while | 14 | | working at KOLJ-FM out of Quanah, Texas; he helped keep Tarrant | 15 | | County, Texas safe as a sheriff's deputy, and later moved to | 16 | | Illinois to work as a private investigator; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Davis became passionate about the cause of | 18 | | medical marijuana, and, in 2012, became involved in the push | 19 | | for legalization; he worked with NORML Illinois and the | 20 | | Marijuana Policy Project and is credited by some with getting | 21 | | the pilot program passed; his proudest moment was being on-hand | 22 | | to watch Governor Quinn sign HB1 into law in August of 2013; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Davis is survived by his wife of 23 years, | 3 | | Lorriedel Davis, and a host of friends; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we mourn the passing of Daniel J. Davis, and extend our sincere | 7 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 8 | | him; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Daniel Davis as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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