Full Text of SR1212 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Ralph J. Lewis Jr. of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on December 9, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Lewis Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana | 6 | | to Ralph Jonas Sr. and Carmelite Lewis on August 29, 1948; he | 7 | | served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1970 and | 8 | | completed a tour in Vietnam; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Lewis Jr. retired from Kone Elevators and | 10 | | Escalators, where he was a machinist and excelled in his CDL | 11 | | program; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Lewis Jr. took pride in caring for his | 13 | | family; he enjoyed modifying vehicles and building and | 14 | | refurbishing anything he could get his hands on; he was an | 15 | | active member of Altered Images, Hap's Cruisin' into the | 16 | | Sunset, and the Quad City Jeep Jammers; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Lewis Jr. was preceded in death by his | 18 | | parents; his sister, Carolyn Harris; and his nephew, Andrew | 19 | | Bourdeaux; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Lewis Jr. is survived by his son, Jonas D. |
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| 1 | | Austin; his daughter, Sierra E. Austin; his stepchildren, Tiana | 2 | | and Dante Austin; his sisters, Yvonne Brockington, Delores | 3 | | Morris, June Green, and Cheryl Bourdeaux; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Ralph J. Lewis Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Ralph Lewis Jr. as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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