Bill Text: IL SR1641 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Keith Scott Chalmers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR1641 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1641-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 Keith Scott Chalmers; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Scott Chalmers was born in Chicago to Keith and | ||||||
| 5 | Sheila Chalmers on May 19, 1981; he was baptized at New Birth | ||||||
| 6 | of Love Missionary Baptist
Church in Chicago; he began reading | ||||||
| 7 | at three
years old and was writing his own mini-adventure books | ||||||
| 8 | by the age of five; he attended elementary school in Matteson | ||||||
| 9 | School District 162 and Rich Central
High School District 227; | ||||||
| 10 | he attended Moraine Valley and Kishwaukee
Community Colleges | ||||||
| 11 | and received numerous accreditations as a
computer technician; | ||||||
| 12 | and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Scott Chalmers worked for Fox Valley Internet and | ||||||
| 14 | Edward Don & Company; he then founded NewStar Networks; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Scott Chalmers loved computers, music, Starcraft, | ||||||
| 16 | computer games, model trains, baking his "world famous" monkey | ||||||
| 17 | bread, his parents, his siblings, friends, family, and his | ||||||
| 18 | fur-babies; at a young age, he would dismantle many of his
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| 19 | sister's electronic devices - some of which would actually work | ||||||
| 20 | when he put them
back together; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Scott Chalmers is survived by his wife, Cassandra | ||||||
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| 1 | Brooks; his stepsons,
E'LonTray and Eric Brooks; his parents, | ||||||
| 2 | Sheila Chalmers-Currin (Jonathan) and Keith Chalmers | ||||||
| 3 | (Patricia); his siblings, Kelika Baker (Kenneth), Jessica | ||||||
| 4 | Underwood,
and Caleb Chalmers; his grandmother, Lavonia | ||||||
| 5 | Hamlin; numerous aunts and
uncles; his nieces, Breanna Baker, | ||||||
| 6 | Jazmyn Aponte, Jo' Ai Chalmers, and Khai Baker; his
nephew, | ||||||
| 7 | Joshua Chalmers; many cousins; his longtime friend, Carmen | ||||||
| 8 | Anderson; his neighbor and good friend, Sandy Langan; and | ||||||
| 9 | countless other beloved friends,
wonderful neighbors, | ||||||
| 10 | co-workers, and acquaintances; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Keith Scott Chalmers, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 14 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Scott Chalmers as an expression of | ||||||
| 18 | our deepest sympathy.
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