Bill Text: IL SR0158 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Thomas Lindsey "TJ" Sewell V.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0158 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0158-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Thomas Lindsey "TJ" Sewell V, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on February 26, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Thomas Sewell V was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to | ||||||
6 | Thomas Lindsey Sewell IV and Ronita Tubbs-Moore on December 4, | ||||||
7 | 1990; he attended Cincinnati Public Schools, where he earned | ||||||
8 | numerous academic achievements; he graduated from South Cobb | ||||||
9 | High School in Austell, Georgia in 2009; he continued his | ||||||
10 | education at Kennesaw State University in Georgia and the | ||||||
11 | University of Cincinnati, where he studied business; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Thomas Sewell V was recognized for his gift of | ||||||
13 | gab and his diligence by Melissa Boston at the TD Jakes | ||||||
14 | Convention in 2005, where he was a personal assistant; over | ||||||
15 | the next 15 years, he received business mentoring from her, | ||||||
16 | which led him to becoming the senior vice president of the | ||||||
17 | minority-owned, cannabis/CBD oil company WaKanna for Life; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Due to his extreme work ethic over the years, | ||||||
19 | Thomas Sewell V found additional employment opportunities that | ||||||
20 | varied from restaurant serving to working at Luxottica | ||||||
21 | Retail's North America headquarters; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Thomas Sewell V was committed to mentoring others | ||||||
2 | and giving back to his community; he served as a board member | ||||||
3 | for Cincinnati For Youth Ministries; he played an integral | ||||||
4 | part in the success of the Light Up the Night charity fashion | ||||||
5 | show in 2014; he founded the 501(C) foundation Black Men Vote | ||||||
6 | in 2020; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Thomas Sewell V committed to his faith at an | ||||||
8 | early age at the P.A.W. Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio in | ||||||
9 | 2000; as a child, he joined and attended the Greater Emmanuel | ||||||
10 | Apostolic Church in Cincinnati, the Abundant Life Apostolic | ||||||
11 | Church in Cincinnati, and the High Point Christian Tabernacle | ||||||
12 | in Smyrna, Georgia; as an adult, he attended Overflow | ||||||
13 | Ministries before leaving Ohio; he often returned to | ||||||
14 | Cincinnati to visit his church family; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Thomas Sewell V served his family with his | ||||||
16 | constant presence and his love; he celebrated everyone's big | ||||||
17 | moments and never missed attending a family gathering, | ||||||
18 | reunion, or event where he was able to spend quality time with | ||||||
19 | his family and friends; he attended to the needs of his | ||||||
20 | grandmother and great-grandmother while they were ill and | ||||||
21 | recovering from surgery; he was committed to supporting his | ||||||
22 | nieces and nephews; and
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23 | WHEREAS, Thomas Sewell V was known for his laugh, his |
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1 | strong embrace, his faithfulness, and his selflessness; he | ||||||
2 | loved traveling and having fun with his friends; he will be | ||||||
3 | remembered as the sunshine that lightened any dark days that | ||||||
4 | his family and friends may have encountered; he will be missed | ||||||
5 | by many; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Thomas Sewell V was preceded in death by his | ||||||
7 | maternal great-grandfather, Timothy Tubbs; his grandfather, | ||||||
8 | Ronald Tubbs (Lynn Johnson, living); his great-grandfather, | ||||||
9 | James D. Ficklin Sr.; his great-grandmother, Sarah Frances | ||||||
10 | Ficklin; and his paternal grandfather, Thomas Lindsey Sewell | ||||||
11 | III; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Thomas Sewell V is survived by his parents, | ||||||
13 | Thomas L. Sewell IV (Janae) and Ronita Tubbs-Moore (Robert); | ||||||
14 | his maternal grandmother, Yvonne "Elove" Tubbs (Earl); his | ||||||
15 | paternal grandmother, Linda Bea; his maternal | ||||||
16 | great-grandmother, Jimmie Dabbs; his brothers, Dominick Tubbs, | ||||||
17 | Timothy Tubbs, Brandon Sewell, and Hunter Sewell; his sisters, | ||||||
18 | Brittany Tubbs, Nadiya Sewell, and Virginia Mundy; his | ||||||
19 | nephews, Brayden Tubbs, Dominick Tubbs Jr., and Bryce Bates; | ||||||
20 | his nieces, Leah Sewell, Lauryn Sewell, and Ja'Nyla Watkins; | ||||||
21 | his uncles, Ronald Tubbs Jr., Ronnell Beech, Christopher | ||||||
22 | Sewell (Tiffany), Stephen L. Sewell, and Keith Moore; his | ||||||
23 | aunts, Keisha Tubbs, Dominique Allen (Antwan), Lynnique Tubbs, | ||||||
24 | Anise Sewell, Danielle Sewell, Dorthea Moore, and Theresa |
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1 | Moore; his special godmothers, Kara Graves and Christine | ||||||
2 | Moore; his best friend, Dalan Carter; the love of his life, | ||||||
3 | Kevorey Hartwell; his extended mother, Melissa Boston (Emil); | ||||||
4 | his extended brother, Tarique Rodgers; and a host of other | ||||||
5 | aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
8 | Thomas Lindsey "TJ" Sewell V and extend our sincere | ||||||
9 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
10 | him; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the family of Thomas Sewell V as an expression of | ||||||
13 | our deepest sympathy.
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