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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Keith Scott Chalmers; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Scott Chalmers was born in Chicago to  Keith and 
5Sheila Chalmers on May 19, 1981; he was baptized at New Birth 
6of Love Missionary Baptist
Church in Chicago; he began reading 
7at three
years old and was writing his own mini-adventure books 
8by  the age of five; he attended elementary school in Matteson 
9School District 162 and Rich Central
High School District 227; 
10he attended Moraine Valley and Kishwaukee
Community Colleges 
11and received numerous accreditations as a
computer technician; 
12and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Scott Chalmers worked for Fox Valley Internet and 
14Edward Don & Company; he then founded NewStar Networks; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Scott Chalmers loved computers, music, Starcraft, 
16computer games, model trains, baking his "world famous" monkey 
17bread, his parents, his siblings, friends, family, and his 
18fur-babies; at a young age, he would dismantle many of his

19sister's electronic devices - some of which would actually work 
20when he put them
back together; and
  
 
  
21    WHEREAS, Scott Chalmers is survived by his wife, Cassandra 
 
 
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1Brooks; his stepsons,
E'LonTray and Eric Brooks;  his parents, 
2Sheila Chalmers-Currin (Jonathan) and Keith Chalmers 
3(Patricia); his siblings, Kelika Baker (Kenneth), Jessica 
4Underwood,
and Caleb Chalmers; his  grandmother, Lavonia 
5Hamlin;  numerous   aunts and
uncles; his  nieces, Breanna Baker, 
6Jazmyn Aponte, Jo' Ai Chalmers, and Khai Baker; his
nephew, 
7Joshua Chalmers; many cousins; his  longtime friend, Carmen 
8Anderson; his neighbor and good friend, Sandy Langan; and  
9countless other beloved friends,
wonderful neighbors, 
10co-workers, and acquaintances; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13Keith Scott Chalmers, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
14family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
15further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to  the family of Scott Chalmers as an expression of 
18our deepest sympathy.