Bill Text: IL SR0721 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Christopher Byrant Clinton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR0721 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0721-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 Christopher Byrant "Chris" Clinton, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on June 7, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Christopher Clinton was born in Joliet to Dave and | ||||||
| 6 | Nan (Baltz) Clinton on March 5, 1968; he attended the Joliet | ||||||
| 7 | Montessori School and graduated from St. Raymond Elementary | ||||||
| 8 | School and Joliet Catholic High School; he earned a bachelor's | ||||||
| 9 | degree from Drake University; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Christopher Clinton moved to Delray Beach, | ||||||
| 11 | Florida and worked for many years in the banking industry; he | ||||||
| 12 | then began his own business painting houses; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Christopher Clinton was involved with and took | ||||||
| 14 | pride in the work that he did with Kairos, an ecumenical prison | ||||||
| 15 | ministry; he served as the chairman for the OCI (Okeechobee | ||||||
| 16 | Correctional Institute) Advisory Council; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Christopher Clinton was just as happy to be by the | ||||||
| 18 | ocean in Florida as he was to be back in Joliet, close to his | ||||||
| 19 | family and friends; he had a contagious personality, a | ||||||
| 20 | wonderful sense of humor, and many talents, including his | ||||||
| 21 | ability to sing every Neil Diamond song; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Christopher Clinton was preceded by his maternal | ||||||
| 2 | grandparents, Meade and Lydia Baltz; his paternal grandfather, | ||||||
| 3 | Larry Clinton; and his paternal grandmother, Edna (Gene) | ||||||
| 4 | Prange; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Christopher Clinton is survived by his parents; | ||||||
| 6 | his brother, Jeffrey (Grace) Clinton; his niece, Abigail | ||||||
| 7 | Clinton; his nephew, Samuel Clinton; and many aunts, uncles, | ||||||
| 8 | and cousins; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Christopher Byrant "Chris" Clinton, and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 12 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 13 | him; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Christopher Clinton as an expression | ||||||
| 16 | of our deepest sympathy.
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