Bill Text: IL HR0026 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Cory Lushon Foster Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0026 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0026-Introduced.html
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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 Cory "CJ" | ||||||
| 4 | Lushon Foster Jr., who passed away on December 13, 2016; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Cory Foster Jr. was born in Oak Park to Cory Sr. | ||||||
| 6 | and Shindana Foster on September 28, 1996; he attended
Lincoln | ||||||
| 7 | Elementary School and graduated from the Living Word Christian
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| 8 | Center; he attended St. Joseph High School and graduated from | ||||||
| 9 | Proviso
West High School; he was baptized on June 22, 2003 at | ||||||
| 10 | St. Michael Missionary Baptist Church, where he served
in the | ||||||
| 11 | Youth Choir and Audio and Video Ministry; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Cory Foster Jr. obtained his worker permit at the | ||||||
| 13 | age of 15; his first job was for the Village of Bellwood over | ||||||
| 14 | several
summers; he later went on to work at AAA
Rental, Blaze | ||||||
| 15 | Pizza, Dollar Tree, Gate Gourmet, Dicks Sporting
Goods, and | ||||||
| 16 | Walmart; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Cory Foster Jr. was affectionately known as | ||||||
| 18 | "Bump"; he enjoyed singing, playing the piano and drums, and | ||||||
| 19 | traveling across the country and around the world; he was | ||||||
| 20 | always helping others in any way he could; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Cory Foster Jr. is survived by his parents, | ||||||
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| 1 | Illinois State Representative Cory Sr. and Shindana Foster; his | ||||||
| 2 | sister, Jayla
Foster; his grandmother, Sabrina (Donald) Foster | ||||||
| 3 | Greer; his grandfather,
McKenzie Wallace; his | ||||||
| 4 | great-grandmothers, Fannie Scott,
Alma Boykin, and Lilla Hall; | ||||||
| 5 | his uncles, Lattrell (Aisha) Foster,
Michael (Marjorie) | ||||||
| 6 | Hammond, Jonathan Foster, and Rodriguez Boykin; his aunts, | ||||||
| 7 | Saneshia Foster, Latara Hammond, Kimberly Wallace, and Sherray | ||||||
| 8 | Hammond; his godparents, Angela Buchanan,
and Gregory (Yara) | ||||||
| 9 | Buchanan; his godbrothers and godsisters, Diontae,
Aria, | ||||||
| 10 | Divontae, Makayla, Brianna, Dante, and Jordan; several | ||||||
| 11 | great-aunts and great-uncles; and a host of cousins, relatives | ||||||
| 12 | and
friends; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 15 | mourn the passing of Cory "CJ" Lushon Foster Jr., and extend | ||||||
| 16 | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
| 17 | knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Cory Foster Jr. as an expression of | ||||||
| 20 | our deepest sympathy.
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