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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Patrick |
| 4 | | Bouvair Owens of Chicago, who passed away on August 18, 2015; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Owens was born in Chicago on July 15, 1964 |
| 7 | | to Georgia Mae Dawkins; he attended Jenner Grammar School, |
| 8 | | where he played the tenor saxophone and community basketball, |
| 9 | | and graduated from Wells High School; he attended Northeastern |
| 10 | | Illinois University, where he was a member of the Phi Beta |
| 11 | | Sigma Fraternity and remained active in the Phi Sigma Alumni |
| 12 | | Chapter all his life; he married Keteena on August 25, 1990; |
| 13 | | and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Owens had many career opportunities, |
| 15 | | including working for Pitney Bowes, Affirmative Insurance, and |
| 16 | | the City of Chicago; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Owens was a member of Chicago Fellowship |
| 18 | | of Friends Church when he was young and of Greater New St. |
| 19 | | James Baptist Church for 20 years later in life, where he |
| 20 | | served as Chairman of the deacon board and sang in the men's |
| 21 | | choir; most recently, he was a member of Lifeline Church in |
| 22 | | Cicero; he and his wife founded Divine Connection Christian |
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| 1 | | Ministry; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Owens enjoyed vacationing with his |
| 3 | | family, frequenting Walt Disney World and Wisconsin Dells; he |
| 4 | | also enjoyed maintaining family traditions such as |
| 5 | | Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas Day brunch, baking his "famous" |
| 6 | | caramel cakes, and hosting the "Patnic"; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Owens was preceded in death by his mother; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Owens is survived by his wife, Keteena; |
| 10 | | his children, Bouvair and Trinity; his 5 brothers, Michael |
| 11 | | Owens (Sharon), Eugene Owens (Sheltanya), Aaron Owens, Chris |
| 12 | | Owens (Rose), and John Dawkins; his granddaughter, Mya; his |
| 13 | | mother-in-law, Hattie "Ms. G" Johnson; his sister-in-law, |
| 14 | | Kentavia; his niece, Zharia; and a host of nieces, nephews, |
| 15 | | Godchildren, family, fiends, and the Brothers of Phi Beta |
| 16 | | Sigma; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 19 | | mourn the passing of Patrick Bouvair Owens, and extend our |
| 20 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
| 21 | | and loved him; and be it further
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