Full Text of SR0789 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 Will E. Stewart, Jr., who passed away on | 4 | | December 8, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Will Stewart, Jr. was born on November 7, 1952 in | 6 | | Phillips, Mississippi; his parents were Merlene and Will E. | 7 | | Stewart, Sr.; he married Vonnie R. Sawyer on December 8, 1990; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Will Stewart, Jr. spent his childhood years in | 10 | | Mississippi and Tennessee; at the age of 10, he and his family | 11 | | relocated to Chicago, where he subsequently attended | 12 | | Forestville High School and graduated from the Postal Academy; | 13 | | in 1993, he and his wife relocated to Houston, Texas, where | 14 | | they lived for 23 years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Will Stewart, Jr. was an employee at U.S. Steel | 16 | | Tubular Products in Houston, Texas; he was also the co-owner | 17 | | and founder of Chi-Town Ribs and Pizza; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Will Stewart, Jr. enjoyed fishing and making meals | 19 | | for his family; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Will Stewart, Jr. was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | sister, Glenda, and his beloved dog, Rambo; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Will Stewart, Jr. is survived by his wife, Vonnie | 3 | | Stewart; his son, Will E. Stewart III; his daughter, Erika | 4 | | Stewart; his siblings, Linda (Gary), Dorothy, Beverly, Sheila, | 5 | | Micheal, Terry (Rebecca), Granville (Shanaven), Gary (Karen), | 6 | | Kimberly, and Rhonda; his many uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, | 7 | | cousins, and godchildren; the children he loved and raised as | 8 | | his own, Tamra and Kevion; and his many friends; therefore, be | 9 | | it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 12 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Will E. Stewart, Jr.; | 13 | | and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Will Stewart, Jr. as an expression | 16 | | of our sympathy.
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