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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Dr. Brent Michael Leh of Edwardsville, |
| 4 | | who passed away on October 6, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Leh was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August |
| 6 | | 3, 1986; he graduated from Edwardsville High School, where he |
| 7 | | was known for his friendliness and leadership and was captain |
| 8 | | of the wrestling team; he completed his undergraduate work at |
| 9 | | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and received his |
| 10 | | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree with honors from the |
| 11 | | University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in May |
| 12 | | 2012; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Immediately after graduation, Dr. Leh joined the |
| 14 | | staff at Hawthorne Animal Hospital, which was founded by his |
| 15 | | grandfather; he specialized in emergency, critical care |
| 16 | | medicine and was known for his enthusiasm in providing |
| 17 | | compassionate care for companion animals and their families; |
| 18 | | and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Leh served as a volunteer wrestling coach; he |
| 20 | | enjoyed combat sports, boating, motorcycling, traveling, and |
| 21 | | classic cars; he had an infectious smile; through his gift of |
| 22 | | organ donation, five lives have been saved; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Leh was preceded in death by his grandfather, |
| 2 | | Richard J. Leh; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Leh is survived by his parents, Ann (Michael) |
| 4 | | Culp and Richard J. Leh Jr.; his brother, Richard J. (Laura) |
| 5 | | Leh III; his niece, Devyn Anne; his step-siblings, Bethany C. |
| 6 | | (Eric) Paulsen, Benjamin M. (Megan) Culp, Nathanial M. (Pamela) |
| 7 | | Culp, and Gregory Culp; his nieces and nephews, Emmet Paulsen, |
| 8 | | Julia, Wesley, and Owen Culp, and Clayton Culp; his |
| 9 | | grandparents Merrill and Grace Ottwein, Donna Ross, and Ethel |
| 10 | | Leh; his aunts and uncles, Amy (Keith) Zagar, Paul (Amber) |
| 11 | | Ottwein, Emily Ottwein, and Linda Evans; his cousins, John |
| 12 | | (Nicole) Ottwein, Adam (Jessica) Ottwein, Tyler (Amy) Ottwein, |
| 13 | | Dakota Roper, Matthew (Catherine) Zagar, Patrick Zagar, |
| 14 | | Benjamin Ottwein, and Casey Evans; and his partner, Molly |
| 15 | | Harris and her daughter, Luca; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Dr. Brent Michael Leh and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Dr. Leh as an expression of our |