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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 Deidre Nicole Silas of Springfield, |
| 4 | | who passed away on January 4, 2022; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Silas was born to Roy and Barie Graham in |
| 6 | | Kingston, Jamaica on July 30, 1985; she moved to the United |
| 7 | | States in December 1995; during high school, she made the |
| 8 | | National Honor Roll for many years; she also served as a Scope |
| 9 | | mentor and participated in the Boys and Girls Club, the |
| 10 | | Fashionetta cotillion, and the UBC Youth Ministry; she was the |
| 11 | | president of the Caribbean Student Association in 2007; she |
| 12 | | received her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 2008; |
| 13 | | she married Andre Silas in 2017; she earned her Master of |
| 14 | | Public Administration in 2019, her certification in Project |
| 15 | | Management in 2020, and certification in Human Resource |
| 16 | | Management in 2020; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Silas committed to her faith at an early |
| 18 | | age; her church home was Union Baptist Church; she enjoyed |
| 19 | | reading, playing with her kids, playing mom to her younger |
| 20 | | cousins, cooking, and spending time with her family and |
| 21 | | friends; and
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| 22 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Silas was affectionately known as "Nadia" |
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| 1 | | and was the heartbeat of her household; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Silas was preceded in death by her |
| 3 | | grandparents, Gersham and Gertrude; her aunt, Carole, and her |
| 4 | | grandmother, Beryl; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Silas is survived by her husband, Andre |
| 6 | | Silas; her children, Ashton Silas and Amelia Silas; her |
| 7 | | parents; her brother, Mario Graham; her honorary sister and |
| 8 | | cousin, Monique Coombs; her grandfather, Clifford; her aunts, |
| 9 | | Monica, Avis, Andrea, Annmarie, Shawnie, Movia, Sylvia, |
| 10 | | Sharon, Kerryann, and Carol; her uncles, Carl, Lenny, Winston, |
| 11 | | Errol, Donovan, Wayne, Junior, and Shawn; and her many |
| 12 | | cousins; 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 |
| 15 | | Deidre Nicole Silas and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 17 | | further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Deidre Silas as an expression of our |
| 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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