Bill Text: IL HR0955 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Maya Seante' Powell.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0955 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0955-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 Maya | ||||||
| 4 | Seante' Powell of Chicago, who passed away on September 29, | ||||||
| 5 | 2020; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Maya Powell was born to Stevie and Claudia Powell | ||||||
| 7 | in Chicago on September 8, 1989; she graduated from Kenwood
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| 8 | Academy High School; she attended Roosevelt University and
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| 9 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Maya Powell had a passion for basketball and | ||||||
| 11 | music; when her father became a pastor, she became a member of | ||||||
| 12 | Second Mount Calvary and then Believer's Covenant and was a | ||||||
| 13 | part of the choir, the youth ministry, and the Sunday school; | ||||||
| 14 | she enjoyed fun times with her Auntie Rhonda and her cousins, | ||||||
| 15 | as well as her nieces, nephews and younger cousins; she spent | ||||||
| 16 | time writing music with her siblings and cousins, occasionally | ||||||
| 17 | creating a catchy tune that showcased her comedic side; she had | ||||||
| 18 | a quick wit, an infectious smile, and a kind and compassionate | ||||||
| 19 | spirit; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Maya Powell was preceded in death by her paternal | ||||||
| 21 | grandparents, John and
Barbara Powell, and her maternal | ||||||
| 22 | grandfather, Claude L. King; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Maya Powell is survived by her parents; her | ||||||
| 2 | siblings,
Daphne Marie (Darius) Washington, Stevie Maurice | ||||||
| 3 | (Tracie), and Marcus Andre Powell; her maternal grandmother, | ||||||
| 4 | Laura E. King; her nephews,
Stevie and Sebastian; her nieces, | ||||||
| 5 | Savannah and Solana; her special godchildren, Josiah and | ||||||
| 6 | De-mon; and her aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family, and | ||||||
| 7 | friends; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we mourn the passing of
Maya Seante' Powell and extend our | ||||||
| 11 | sincere
condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 12 | and loved
her; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 14 | presented to the family of Maya Powell as an expression of
our | ||||||
| 15 | deepest sympathy.
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