Full Text of SR0448 094th General Assembly
SR0448 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Derrick L. Pollion on May | 4 |
| 7, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Derrick Lavon Pollion was born to Andrew and | 6 |
| Frances Pollion on September 4, 1956, in Fort Hood, Texas; he | 7 |
| attended Beethoven Elementary, DuSable Upper Grade Center, and | 8 |
| DuSable High School in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, His desire to play the guitar started at the young | 10 |
| age of fourteen; "D", as he was called by those who knew and | 11 |
| loved him, was a band member of the Rayson's and Windy City; | 12 |
| these were both small groups, formerly from the Robert Taylor | 13 |
| Homes in the 1970s; they also played with "Touch of Class" for | 14 |
| 26 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Linda Harris on September 14, 1974; on | 16 |
| July 25, 1997, he married Ann Sims Pollion in Chicago; he was a | 17 |
| very sweet, kind, and loving person, with a big heart, and he | 18 |
| loved his music; he was a very hard worker for Catholic | 19 |
| Charities for fourteen years; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Derrick Lavon Pollion has been | 21 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his father, Andrew Pollion; his | 22 |
| loving wife, Ann Pollion; his daughter, Tameka Pollion; his | 23 |
| stepchildren, Rosamae Sims, Rosemarie Sims, Daniel Sims, David | 24 |
| Sims, and Angel Harris; his grandchildren, Lutrma, Eugene, Jr., | 25 |
| Jamonte, Jasmine, Terrel, Kirara Jenikins, David III, Me'kial, | 26 |
| Dajah'nette, and Latoynette; his sisters, Rose (Anthony | 27 |
| Hillard), Heide (Larry White), Marquita Pollion, and Karen | 28 |
| (Joseph Johnson, Sr.); his brothers, Guy Pollion and Terrance | 29 |
| L. Pollion (Rose); his uncles, John, Raymond, Ossie, Melvin, | 30 |
| and BJ; his aunts, Rosemary, Margret, Maggie, Lorraine, Essie, | 31 |
| Rosie, and Geneva; his nephews, William, Cortez, Patrell, |
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| Terrance, David Prendell, Christopher, and Joseph Jr.; his | 2 |
| nieces, Chot'sani, Lakila, Luvenia, Cloyvonne, Christina, and | 3 |
| Treshonda; and his many relatives and friends; he was preceded | 4 |
| in death by his mother, Frances Pollion; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 |
| Derrick L. Pollion, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 8 |
| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 12 |
| sympathy.
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