Full Text of SR1263 98th 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 Derrick Booth, Jr. of Peoria, who passed | 4 | | away on May 24, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Derrick Booth, Jr. was born on January 6, 1992 to | 6 | | Mecca Taylor and Derrick Booth, Sr.; he was a 2010 graduate of | 7 | | Manual Academy and attended Illinois Central College and the | 8 | | Job Corps, receiving a certification in culinary arts; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "DJ", Derrick Booth, Jr. | 10 | | had a love for all things culinary which grew out of his work | 11 | | with his grandmother, Yvonne, at Booth Rental Catering; he | 12 | | worked for Steak 'n Shake, Bob Evans, and most recently with | 13 | | the South Side Mission; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Derrick Booth, Jr. was a member of St. Paul | 15 | | Baptist Church, where he served on the audio/visual and youth | 16 | | ministries; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Derrick Booth, Jr. is survived by his father and | 18 | | stepmother, Derrick and State Representative Jehan Booth, Sr.; | 19 | | his mother and step-father, Mecca and Kevin Beasley, Sr.; 2 | 20 | | brothers, Chancellor Booth and Jeremiah Taylor; 2 sisters, | 21 | | Kalia Beasley and Jianna Yvonne Booth; his grandparents, Rudy |
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| 1 | | and Yvonne Booth, Edward and Geraldine Jackson, Jr., and | 2 | | Gilbert Taylor; and other family and friends; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Derrick Booth, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Derrick Booth, Jr. as an expression | 10 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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