Bill Text: IL SR1263 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Derrick Booth, Jr. of Peoria.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1263 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1263-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 Derrick Booth, Jr. of Peoria, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on May 24, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Derrick Booth, Jr. was born on January 6, 1992 to | ||||||
6 | Mecca Taylor and Derrick Booth, Sr.; he was a 2010 graduate of | ||||||
7 | Manual Academy and attended Illinois Central College and the | ||||||
8 | Job Corps, receiving a certification in culinary arts; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "DJ", Derrick Booth, Jr. | ||||||
10 | had a love for all things culinary which grew out of his work | ||||||
11 | with his grandmother, Yvonne, at Booth Rental Catering; he | ||||||
12 | worked for Steak 'n Shake, Bob Evans, and most recently with | ||||||
13 | the South Side Mission; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Derrick Booth, Jr. was a member of St. Paul | ||||||
15 | Baptist Church, where he served on the audio/visual and youth | ||||||
16 | ministries; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Derrick Booth, Jr. is survived by his father and | ||||||
18 | stepmother, Derrick and State Representative Jehan Booth, Sr.; | ||||||
19 | his mother and step-father, Mecca and Kevin Beasley, Sr.; 2 | ||||||
20 | brothers, Chancellor Booth and Jeremiah Taylor; 2 sisters, | ||||||
21 | Kalia Beasley and Jianna Yvonne Booth; his grandparents, Rudy |
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1 | and Yvonne Booth, Edward and Geraldine Jackson, Jr., and | ||||||
2 | Gilbert Taylor; and other family and friends; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
5 | Derrick Booth, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
6 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
7 | further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to the family of Derrick Booth, Jr. as an expression | ||||||
10 | of our deepest sympathy.
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