Bill Text: IL SR2111 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dr. Brent Michael Leh of Edwardsville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR2111 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2111-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 Dr. Brent Michael Leh of Edwardsville, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on October 6, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dr. Leh was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August | ||||||
| 6 | 3, 1986; he graduated from Edwardsville High School, where he | ||||||
| 7 | was known for his friendliness and leadership and was captain | ||||||
| 8 | of the wrestling team; he completed his undergraduate work at | ||||||
| 9 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and received his | ||||||
| 10 | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree with honors from the | ||||||
| 11 | University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in May | ||||||
| 12 | 2012; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Immediately after graduation, Dr. Leh joined the | ||||||
| 14 | staff at Hawthorne Animal Hospital, which was founded by his | ||||||
| 15 | grandfather; he specialized in emergency, critical care | ||||||
| 16 | medicine and was known for his enthusiasm in providing | ||||||
| 17 | compassionate care for companion animals and their families; | ||||||
| 18 | and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Dr. Leh served as a volunteer wrestling coach; he | ||||||
| 20 | enjoyed combat sports, boating, motorcycling, traveling, and | ||||||
| 21 | classic cars; he had an infectious smile; through his gift of | ||||||
| 22 | organ donation, five lives have been saved; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Dr. Leh was preceded in death by his grandfather, | ||||||
| 2 | Richard J. Leh; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Dr. Leh is survived by his parents, Ann (Michael) | ||||||
| 4 | Culp and Richard J. Leh Jr.; his brother, Richard J. (Laura) | ||||||
| 5 | Leh III; his niece, Devyn Anne; his step-siblings, Bethany C. | ||||||
| 6 | (Eric) Paulsen, Benjamin M. (Megan) Culp, Nathanial M. (Pamela) | ||||||
| 7 | Culp, and Gregory Culp; his nieces and nephews, Emmet Paulsen, | ||||||
| 8 | Julia, Wesley, and Owen Culp, and Clayton Culp; his | ||||||
| 9 | grandparents Merrill and Grace Ottwein, Donna Ross, and Ethel | ||||||
| 10 | Leh; his aunts and uncles, Amy (Keith) Zagar, Paul (Amber) | ||||||
| 11 | Ottwein, Emily Ottwein, and Linda Evans; his cousins, John | ||||||
| 12 | (Nicole) Ottwein, Adam (Jessica) Ottwein, Tyler (Amy) Ottwein, | ||||||
| 13 | Dakota Roper, Matthew (Catherine) Zagar, Patrick Zagar, | ||||||
| 14 | Benjamin Ottwein, and Casey Evans; and his partner, Molly | ||||||
| 15 | Harris and her daughter, Luca; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 18 | Dr. Brent Michael Leh and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 19 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 20 | further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 22 | presented to the family of Dr. Leh as an expression of our | ||||||
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| 1 | deepest sympathy.
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