Bill Text: IL HR1400 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jordan Lewis of Carterville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-12-03 - Resolution Adopted [HR1400 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR1400-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jordan | ||||||
4 | Lewis of Carterville, who passed away on October 17, 2013 at | ||||||
5 | his home in Carterville; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Jordan Lewis was born on June 11, 1998 in | ||||||
7 | Carbondale; his parents were Tina (nee Green) Lewis and Bradley | ||||||
8 | Lewis; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Jordan Lewis was a sophomore at Carterville High | ||||||
10 | School, where he played football and worked hard on his | ||||||
11 | studies; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Jordan Lewis enjoyed cheering for the Chicago | ||||||
13 | Bears with his dad and spending time with his friends and | ||||||
14 | family; with these things in mind, he was memorialized with a | ||||||
15 | Bears-themed service in Marion, where friends and family came | ||||||
16 | to say goodbye; his father wore a Chicago Bears tie, and | ||||||
17 | bouquets of orange and blue flowers adorned the funeral home; | ||||||
18 | and
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19 | WHEREAS, Jordan Lewis left us too soon; the 15 year-old | ||||||
20 | high school student faced overwhelming pressure at school due | ||||||
21 | to bullying; in his suicide note, he blamed bullying as the |
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1 | cause for his actions; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Jordan Lewis was preceded in death by his paternal | ||||||
3 | grandfather, Roger Lewis; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Jordan Lewis is survived by his parents; a | ||||||
5 | brother, Kyle Lewis; a sister, Deeanna Lewis; his paternal | ||||||
6 | grandmother, Rita Miller; a step-grandmother, Juanita Lewis; | ||||||
7 | his maternal grandfather, Bob (Joyce); his maternal | ||||||
8 | grandmother, Cheryl (Roger) Rains; his maternal | ||||||
9 | great-grandmother, Joyce Green; 2 uncles, Phillip Lewis and Tom | ||||||
10 | Green; an aunt, Linda Lewis; an aunt and uncle, Teresa and Adam | ||||||
11 | Coleman; and several cousins and friends; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
13 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we mourn the passing of Jordan Lewis and extend our sincere | ||||||
15 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
16 | him; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Jordan Lewis, who | ||||||
18 | serves as a reminder of the severe consequences that bullying | ||||||
19 | can have, and urge the people of this State to treat others | ||||||
20 | with the respect, kindness, and love Jordan Lewis and all of us | ||||||
21 | deserve; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to the family of Jordan Lewis as an expression of our | ||||||
3 | deepest sympathy.
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