Full Text of HJR0079 095th General Assembly
HJ0079 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are | 3 |
| saddened to learn of the death of
Evan Joseph de Mello of | 4 |
| Marion, who passed away on October 4, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Evan de Mello was born on September 18, 2003 in | 6 |
| St. Louis; his parents were Sean and Natalie (Walls) de Mello; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, Evan de Mello loved to play with Thomas the Train | 9 |
| toys; he liked to watch Dora the Explorer, as well as the | 10 |
| Backyardigans; and
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| WHEREAS, Evan de Mello was preceded in death by his | 12 |
| grandmother, Karen Patton; his great-grandmother, Elizabeth | 13 |
| Zurba; and his great-grandparents, Hassie and Luther Walls and | 14 |
| Van and Janis Ellis; and
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| WHEREAS, Evan de Mello is survived by his parents, Sean and | 16 |
| Natalie; his grandparents, David and Marilyn Walls and Russ and | 17 |
| Marguerite Dory; his paternal grandfather, James Patton; his | 18 |
| aunts, Heather and Caitlin Walls; his uncle, David Walls Jr.; | 19 |
| and his many other relatives; and
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| WHEREAS, Evan de Mello will be remembered by all who knew |
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| and loved him as a loving, caring, and imaginative boy who | 2 |
| never complained; his bravery through all adversity in his life | 3 |
| was inspiring to all; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 6 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn, along with his family | 7 |
| and friends, the passing of Evan Joseph de Mello; and be it | 8 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Evan Joseph de Mello as an | 11 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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