Bill Text: IL HR0499 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Michael Walter "Train" Butler.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0499 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0499-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 Michael | ||||||
| 4 | Walter "Train" Butler, who passed away on August 10, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Michael Butler was born in Savannah, Georgia to | ||||||
| 6 | Walter Homan Butler Jr. and Shirley Marie Darensbourg-Butler on | ||||||
| 7 | February 18, 1952; he attended Rudyard Kipling Elementary | ||||||
| 8 | School and graduated from Harlan High School; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Michael Butler was a hard worker and had many jobs | ||||||
| 10 | and roles; when he was employed by the Illinois Juvenile | ||||||
| 11 | Detention Center in St. Charles, he met and married Valerie | ||||||
| 12 | Denise Thomas; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Michael Butler was committed to his faith; he was | ||||||
| 14 | baptized Catholic but later became a member of Gayles Memorial | ||||||
| 15 | Baptist Church in Aurora, where he served until he moved back | ||||||
| 16 | to Chicago; he then joined the Apostolic Church of God; he | ||||||
| 17 | enjoyed reading, listening to music, playing musical | ||||||
| 18 | instruments, politics, debating, watching the Chicago Cubs, | ||||||
| 19 | cooking, and making the best pitchers of Kool-Aid; he valued | ||||||
| 20 | the time he spent with his family and friends; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Michael Butler was preceded in death by his | ||||||
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| 1 | parents; and his brothers, Walter, Gary, Keith, and Craig | ||||||
| 2 | Butler; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Michael Butler is survived by his daughters, | ||||||
| 4 | Tamika (Daryl) Primer, Jasmine Thomas, Zakia Thomas, and | ||||||
| 5 | Shirley-Marie Butler; his son, Antwan Enoch; his brother, Eric | ||||||
| 6 | (Katrina); his grandchildren, Brittney, Kyle, Zionna, Zayda, | ||||||
| 7 | Javen, and Josiah; and his nieces, nephews, cousins, and many | ||||||
| 8 | friends; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 10 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | we mourn the passing of Michael Walter "Train" Butler and | ||||||
| 12 | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | ||||||
| 13 | who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Michael Butler as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy.
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