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3 | 3 | | 1 SENATE RESOLUTION |
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4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
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5 | 5 | | 3 to learn of the death of Aaron LaShawn Pittman-Teague, who |
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6 | 6 | | 4 passed away on January 6, 2025; and |
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7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Aaron Pittman-Teague was born to Josephine L. |
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8 | 8 | | 6 Teague and Aaron L. Pittman in Kankakee on October 23, 1995; he |
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9 | 9 | | 7 was raised in the Bourbonnais area; he completed his |
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10 | 10 | | 8 elementary and high school education in Kankakee and |
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11 | 11 | | 9 Marseilles, where he excelled in sports, particularly |
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12 | 12 | | 10 wrestling and football; he graduated from Ottawa Township High |
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13 | 13 | | 11 School and pursued higher education at Illinois Valley |
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14 | 14 | | 12 Community College; he later returned to Bourbonnais; he |
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15 | 15 | | 13 married his wife, Melissa, in 2023, and he embraced the role of |
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16 | 16 | | 14 bonus dad to her daughter, Emery; and |
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17 | 17 | | 15 WHEREAS, Aaron Pittman-Teague began working as a full-time |
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18 | 18 | | 16 temporary highway maintainer for the Illinois Department of |
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19 | 19 | | 17 Transportation (IDOT) in November 2023; he also served such |
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20 | 20 | | 18 organizations as DHL and the Illinois Department of |
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21 | 21 | | 19 Corrections; throughout his professional career, he was noted |
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22 | 22 | | 20 for demonstrating a remarkable work ethic; and |
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23 | 23 | | 21 WHEREAS, Aaron Pittman-Teague was a passionate music |
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24 | 24 | | 22 enthusiast and dedicated much of his time to his studio, |
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33 | 33 | | 1 managing artists and recording his own music; his work as a |
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34 | 34 | | 2 creative sound engineer earned him credits in various films, |
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35 | 35 | | 3 and he owned a label in partnership with Universal Records; |
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37 | 37 | | 5 WHEREAS, Aaron Pittman-Teague was deeply involved in his |
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38 | 38 | | 6 community, coaching youth basketball and sharing his love for |
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39 | 39 | | 7 sports and fishing with those around him; and |
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40 | 40 | | 8 WHEREAS, Aaron Pittman-Teague, often referred to as a |
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41 | 41 | | 9 "gentle giant", was known for his kindness, humor, and |
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42 | 42 | | 10 generosity; he will be remembered for his infectious energy |
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43 | 43 | | 11 and his passion for family; and |
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44 | 44 | | 12 WHEREAS, Aaron Pittman-Teague's tragic loss deeply |
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45 | 45 | | 13 saddened the entire team of IDOT, as all IDOT workers in the |
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46 | 46 | | 14 field share a bond as they selflessly strive to keep the public |
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47 | 47 | | 15 safe; and |
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48 | 48 | | 16 WHEREAS, Aaron Pittman-Teague was preceded in death by his |
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49 | 49 | | 17 great-grandmother, Rosie L. Teague, and his grandmother, |
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50 | 50 | | 18 Waneda Pittman; and |
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51 | 51 | | 19 WHEREAS, Aaron Pittman-Teague is survived by his wife, |
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52 | 52 | | 20 Melissa; his stepdaughter, Emery; his parents; his |
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53 | 53 | | 21 grandmother, Ruthel Teague; his siblings, Zaida Teague-Calvin, |
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64 | 64 | | 1 Jordan Teague, TyKeisha Washington, Rochaud Alexander Pittman, |
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65 | 65 | | 2 Sydney Doyal, Taylor Doyal, Skyler Pittman, and London |
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66 | 66 | | 3 Pittman; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, cousins, and |
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67 | 67 | | 4 friends; therefore, be it |
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68 | 68 | | 5 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
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69 | 69 | | 6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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70 | 70 | | 7 Aaron LaShawn Pittman-Teague and extend our sincere |
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71 | 71 | | 8 condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
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72 | 72 | | 9 him; and be it further |
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