Full Text of HR1251 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are deeply saddened to learn of the death of | 4 | | Dana J. "Double D" Davis of Peoria, who passed away on October | 5 | | 3, 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dana Davis was born on September 25, 1956, in | 7 | | Peoria to Shirley Jean and William "Mecie" Davis; he graduated | 8 | | from Manual High School and Bradley University; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dana Davis began his sports career as a student | 10 | | assistant manager, keeping statistics and sometimes serving as | 11 | | referee while at Bradley University; while at Bradley | 12 | | University, he worked for former Grizzlies' team president and | 13 | | general manager, Dick Versace in the university's basketball | 14 | | program; he worked for 8 years as business and tour manager for | 15 | | funk legend, Bootsy Collins, in the 1980's; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dana Davis spent 13 years with the Memphis | 17 | | Grizzlies, most recently serving as Vice President of | 18 | | Basketball Operations and Team Programs; his main duties were | 19 | | being responsible for business and logistics operations, as | 20 | | well as team programs, but as he interacted more frequently | 21 | | with players, he became a counselor, life coach, brother, and a | 22 | | friend; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dana Davis was elected to the board of directors | 2 | | of the National Civil Rights Museum in 2011; he has been a | 3 | | long-term board member of the Peoria Citizen's Committee for | 4 | | Economic Opportunity (PCCEO); he was inducted into the African | 5 | | American Hall of Fame/Museum in 2007, and was awarded the Dr. | 6 | | Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service Leadership Award | 7 | | by the King Holiday Committee of Peoria, Inc. in 2012; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dana Davis directed the Mitchell "J.J." Anderson | 9 | | All Star Basketball Camp each year in both Peoria and Memphis, | 10 | | Tennessee; he worked with NIKE through the organization, | 11 | | Samaritan's Feet to distribute 200 pairs of shoes to | 12 | | disadvantaged youth; he initiated the Grizzlies' Day of Giving, | 13 | | bringing in Feed the Children to distribute hundreds of boxes | 14 | | of food to scores of needy families; he has raised thousands of | 15 | | dollars for worthy causes such as, St. Jude's Children's | 16 | | Hospital, PCCEO's Senior Meals Program, the Richard Pryor | 17 | | Memorial, and the Carver Community Center; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we mourn the passing of Dana Davis, and we extend our sincere | 21 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 22 | | him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Dana Davis as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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