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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Tommie 
4Trevion Forest, III of Peoria, who passed away on October 10, 
52015; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Tommie Forest was born in Peoria on October 18, 
72000 to Tommie, Jr. and Rebecca (nee Jordan) Forest; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Tommie Forest was a freshman at Peoria Central 
9High, where he was an honor student and a star basketball and

10football player; he was a member of the AAU Basketball Team of 
11Peoria and the Chicago Mac
Irving Fire AAU Basketball Team; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Tommie Forest was a member of Pleasant Grove 
13Missionary Baptist Church, where he served on
the Junior Usher 
14Board; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Tommie Forest was a kind and loving young man who 
16loved his family and had a desire
to play sports and achieve 
17success by going to college; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Tommie Forest was preceded in death by his father, 
19Tommie Forest, Jr.; his
grandfather, Tommie Smith; and his  
20uncle, Terry Forest; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Tommie Forest is survived by his mother, Rebecca 
2Forest (his
mother's fiance and his special mentor, Marcus 
3Moore);  his 2 brothers, DeMarcus Pate and
DeVonte Keeton; his 2 
4sisters, Tiamber and Teonna Forest; his grandparents, Dorcus 
5Jordan, Gloriastine (Andrew) Lucas, and James (Sandra) Jordan; 
6his god-parents,
William (Shirley) Noel; his special friend and 
7mentor, Shaun Livingston; and a host of uncles, aunts,
other 
8family, and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
10NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
11mourn the passing of Tommie Trevion Forest, III, and extend our 
12sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew 
13and loved him; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to  the family of  Tommie Forest as an expression of 
16our deepest sympathy.