Bill Text: IL SR0639 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Firefighter Andrew Benjamin "Drew" Price of the Chicago Fire Department, who passed away due to injuries sustained in the line of duty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-01-17 - Resolution Adopted [SR0639 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0639-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Firefighter Andrew Benjamin "Drew" | ||||||
4 | Price of the Chicago Fire Department, who passed away on | ||||||
5 | November 13, 2023 due to injuries sustained in the line of | ||||||
6 | duty; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Drew Price was born to Rochelle and Grant Price | ||||||
8 | in Fort Worth, Texas on January 7, 1984; he graduated from the | ||||||
9 | Chicago Fire Academy in 2009; he married his wife, Lara, in | ||||||
10 | July 2020; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Drew Price served as a dedicated firefighter of | ||||||
12 | the Chicago Fire Department for 14 years, joining in March | ||||||
13 | 2009; he truly treasured being a fireman and instructing new | ||||||
14 | cadets at the academy; he was assigned to Truck 44 in 2015, | ||||||
15 | which he proudly drove while riding alongside Engine 55, and | ||||||
16 | served as an EMT; known as "DP" to his colleagues, he loved his | ||||||
17 | company like family and was honored to work beside them to | ||||||
18 | serve and protect his community; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Drew Price was a member of the Chicago Blaze | ||||||
20 | football team; he loved being a dog parent to his and Lara's | ||||||
21 | dogs, Kai and Riley; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Drew Price was a devoted husband, son, brother, | ||||||
2 | uncle, and friend who touched the lives of many and taught | ||||||
3 | others to love harder, act kinder, and search for joy in every | ||||||
4 | moment; he will be remembered for his selfless spirit and his | ||||||
5 | heart of gold; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Drew Price was the husband of Lara Price; the | ||||||
7 | brother of Courtney, Carissa, Jordan, and Natalie; the in-law | ||||||
8 | of Karen and Tim Radez, Vanessa and Greg Mohr, Megan Price, | ||||||
9 | Justin Reynolds, and Justin Weber; and the uncle of six nieces | ||||||
10 | and nephews; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
13 | Firefighter Andrew Benjamin "Drew" Price of the Chicago Fire | ||||||
14 | Department and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
15 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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