Full Text of SR0224 99th 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 Alexis DeSean Taylor, Sr., who passed | 4 | | away on March 3, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Alexis Taylor, Sr. was born on August 15, 1984 in | 6 | | Cincinnati, Ohio; his parents were Albert S. Taylor and Sheila | 7 | | R. (Taylor) Hanson; he met Missy Trotter in October of 2003; | 8 | | the pair was engaged in 2013; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Alexis Taylor, Sr. attended Western Hills and Life | 10 | | Skills High Schools; he also completed some college courses in | 11 | | Ohio; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Alexis Taylor, Sr. was employed with the | 13 | | Southwestern Ohio Water Company; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Alexis Taylor, Sr. confessed in Christ at an early | 15 | | age under the teachings of Rev. Willie Brown at New Missionary | 16 | | Baptist Church; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Alexis Taylor, Sr. was preceded in death by his | 18 | | grandparents, Albert and Tomma C. Taylor, Marvin Day, Sr., and | 19 | | Doc and Dorothy Helm; 3 aunts, Carla Thomas, Bonnie Whitehead | 20 | | and Debora Henderson; an uncle, James R. Helm; and a godsister, |
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| 1 | | Lia Watson; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Alexis Taylor, Sr. is survived by his fiancee, | 3 | | Missy Trotter; 2 children, Javontae Huff and Alexis Taylor, | 4 | | Jr.; his parents; his stepfather, Dennis Hanson; 5 sisters, | 5 | | Sheena Williams, Damica (David) Booker, Whitney Shepherd, | 6 | | Tanasha (Maurice) Farrier, and Olivia Hanson; a brother, Damico | 7 | | (Megan) Taylor; 2 grandparents, Beverly (Maurice) Helm-Renfro | 8 | | and Beryl Hanson; 2 aunts, Beverly Taylor and Lisa (John) | 9 | | Sloan; 3 uncles, Derek Taylor, Marvin (Dana) Day, Jr., and Sam | 10 | | Thomas; his godmother, Diana Powell; 3 godsisters, Nia Ervin, | 11 | | Christine Ervin and Renee Ervin; a sister and 2 | 12 | | brothers-in-law, Shawna Asbury, JaJuan Brooks, and Matthew | 13 | | Brooks; and many other family members and friends; therefore, | 14 | | be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Alexis DeSean Taylor, | 18 | | Sr.; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Alexis Taylor, Sr. as an expression | 21 | | of our sympathy.
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