Bill Text: IL SR0514 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ra'sul Lee "Rocky" Clark.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0514 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0514-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of
Ra'sul Lee "Rocky" Clark, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on January 5, 2012; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Rocky Clark was born on January 17, 1984, in | ||||||
| 6 | Harvey; his parents were Annette B. Clark and Booker T. Martin; | ||||||
| 7 | with the encouragement of his mother, he developed a life-long | ||||||
| 8 | relationship with the Lord at an early age; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Rocky Clark received his early education at | ||||||
| 10 | Robbins School District 143 1/2; he later graduated from Dwight | ||||||
| 11 | D. Eisenhower High School and attended South Suburban Community | ||||||
| 12 | College in South Holland; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Rocky Clark was a co-founder of the Grid Iron | ||||||
| 14 | Alliance; at the time of his passing, he was attempting to get | ||||||
| 15 | the Rocky Clark Bill, a health care initiative, passed; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Rocky Clark enjoyed sports, pit bulls, writing | ||||||
| 17 | poems, and drawing pictures; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Rocky Clark was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 19 | grandmother, Marlene Clark; his grandfather, Booker T. Martin | ||||||
| 20 | Sr.; his aunt, Cheryl Bobbett; his uncle, Roscoe Clark; and his | ||||||
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| 1 | beloved pit bull, Menace; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Rocky Clark is survived by his mother, Annette | ||||||
| 3 | (Darryl) Hardy Sr.; his father, Booker T. Martin II; his | ||||||
| 4 | grandfather, Henry (Gestallie) Clark Sr.; his loving sisters, | ||||||
| 5 | Dynetta, Arnetta (Brian), and Arnetta Martin; his loving | ||||||
| 6 | brothers, Booker T. Martin III and Corray; his nephews, | ||||||
| 7 | Marcellous, Marquise, DeAndre, Brian Jr., and Da'Shawn; his | ||||||
| 8 | nieces, Ashley, Ashanti, Monteana, and Savannah; his uncles, | ||||||
| 9 | Ronald, Henry Jr. (Jolinda), Dane, Bernard (Ann), Mark (Anita), | ||||||
| 10 | Ray (Gloria), Howard (Chreyl), Micheal (Lokie), and Edward; his | ||||||
| 11 | aunts, Gloria, Essie, and Arnetta Jordan; his special friends, | ||||||
| 12 | Andrea and Karita; his best friends, Joshua, Antonio, and | ||||||
| 13 | Natosha; his caretakers, Latoya and Paris; and his many | ||||||
| 14 | cousins, friends, and other family members; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 17 | his family and friends, the passing of Ra'sul Lee "Rocky" | ||||||
| 18 | Clark; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Rocky Clark as an expression of our | ||||||
| 21 | sympathy.
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