Bill Text: IL SR0293 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of David Roarke Wilson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0293 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0293-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 David Roarke Wilson; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, David Wilson was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to | ||||||
| 5 | Bobby and Bessie Wilson on February 17, 1968; his family | ||||||
| 6 | relocated to Chicago, and he attended Reformation Lutheran | ||||||
| 7 | Elementary School; he loved the outdoors and football and was | ||||||
| 8 | an Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of
America; he graduated | ||||||
| 9 | from Morgan Park High School
in 1986 and attended Johnson C. | ||||||
| 10 | Smith University in North Carolina as a student athlete; he | ||||||
| 11 | later returned home and finished his post secondary education | ||||||
| 12 | at North Park College, earning a
bachelor's degree in 1991; | ||||||
| 13 | and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, David Wilson started his career on the | ||||||
| 15 | communications staff of the Illinois General Assembly in 1993
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| 16 | under the leadership of Senate President Emil Jones Jr.; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, David Wilson married Aldine
Harris in September | ||||||
| 18 | of 2000; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, David Wilson worked for other organizations, | ||||||
| 20 | including the Illinois Federation of Teachers,
the Schneider | ||||||
| 21 | Corporation, the Rainbow Push Coalition, and the United States | ||||||
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| 1 | Census Bureau; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, David Wilson enjoyed spending time with family | ||||||
| 3 | and friends, especially childhood and lifetime friends Kevin,
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| 4 | Stanley, and Mark; he enjoyed house music, history, and being | ||||||
| 5 | silly; he and his family joined Lutheran Church of the Holy | ||||||
| 6 | Spirit in 2006; he will
forever be remembered for his sense of | ||||||
| 7 | humor, his love for family and friends, and his laughter; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, David Wilson was preceded in death by his son, | ||||||
| 9 | Alexander Wilson; his father,
Bobby Wilson; and his | ||||||
| 10 | mother-in-law, Willa Harris; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, David Wilson is survived by his wife, Aldine; his | ||||||
| 12 | daughter, Amber McClatchey Wilson;
his son, Aiden Wilson; his | ||||||
| 13 | mother, Bessie Wilson; his brother, Robert Wilson; his sister, | ||||||
| 14 | Diane Wilson; his pets, Thor and
Thunder; his mother-in-law, | ||||||
| 15 | Jeanette Harris;
his father-in-law, Sam Harris Sr.; his | ||||||
| 16 | brother-in-law, Sam (Brenda) Harris Jr.; his sister-in-law, | ||||||
| 17 | Michelle
(Steve) Hough; and numerous aunts, uncles, nephews, | ||||||
| 18 | nieces, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 21 | David Roarke Wilson and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 22 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
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| 1 | further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the family of David Wilson as an expression of our | ||||||
| 4 | deepest sympathy.
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