Bill Text: IL SR0718 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Austin McEwen of Caseyville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-02-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0718 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0718-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 Austin Joe McEwen of Caseyville, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on December 11, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Austin McEwen was born in Belleville on March 29, | ||||||
6 | 1995; he graduated from Collinsville High School in 2013 where | ||||||
7 | he played baseball and hockey; before playing for | ||||||
8 | Collinsville, he played hockey for the O'Fallon Panthers; he | ||||||
9 | also played club hockey for the Southern Illinois IceHawks and | ||||||
10 | the Affton Americans; his love and passion for the game earned | ||||||
11 | him a scholarship to McKendree University where he played for | ||||||
12 | the Bearcats for two years; he graduated from Vatterott | ||||||
13 | College; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Austin McEwen worked for Amazon as a delivery | ||||||
15 | driver; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Austin McEwen was a member of the Wild Rural Park | ||||||
17 | Hunting Club; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Austin McEwen loved bird hunting, especially | ||||||
19 | pheasants and turkeys, going to concerts, and traveling with | ||||||
20 | the love of his life, Sarah Biermann; he had a big heart and | ||||||
21 | would do anything for anyone; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Austin McEwen was preceded in death by his | ||||||
2 | maternal grandparents, Jack C. and Doris Merritt Sr.; his | ||||||
3 | paternal grandmother, Darlene McEwen; his many aunts and | ||||||
4 | uncles; and his dog, Vapor; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Austin McEwen is survived by his parents, Randall | ||||||
6 | Joe and Alice (Merritt) McEwen; his love, Sarah Biermann and | ||||||
7 | her two sons, Connor and Aiden; his paternal grandfather, | ||||||
8 | Billy Joe McEwen; his cousins, Dylan and Dayle McEwen; his | ||||||
9 | three aunts, Melody McEwen, April (Steve) Starr, and Donna | ||||||
10 | (John) Lowe; his many dear cousins; his friends that were like | ||||||
11 | family; and his canine companions, Myst, Bleu, and Delta; | ||||||
12 | therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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15 | Austin Joe McEwen and extend our sincere
condolences to his | ||||||
16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
17 | further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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19 | presented to the family of Austin McEwen as an expression of
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20 | our deepest sympathy.
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