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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Owen R. Lindsey of Centralia, formerly |
| 4 | | of Peoria, who passed away on February 23, 2023; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Owen Lindsey was born to Terrence and Jane "BJ" |
| 6 | | (Dobbins) Lindsey in Normal on January 26, 1999; during his |
| 7 | | freshman year at Richwoods High School, he wrestled on the |
| 8 | | junior varsity team; he transferred to Kiefer School the |
| 9 | | following year, where he received the Cougar of the Month |
| 10 | | award and performed in the talent show; he graduated from |
| 11 | | Kiefer School and Canton High School in 2019; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Through Kiefer School's transitional employment |
| 13 | | program, Owen Lindsey participated and excelled in his |
| 14 | | lunchroom jobs; he later attained a position as a dishwasher |
| 15 | | at the Suite Fire Bar and Grille at the Holiday Inn & Suites at |
| 16 | | Grand Prairie, where he worked for almost three years; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Owen Lindsey was a Cub Scout in Pack 11 of West |
| 18 | | Peoria; he wrestled for the Peoria Razorbacks youth wrestling |
| 19 | | team, becoming a state qualifier at the Illinois Kids |
| 20 | | Wrestling Federation (IKWF) tournament in 2013 and 2014; he |
| 21 | | enjoyed participating in the monthly social gatherings of |
| 22 | | People with Unlimited Potential (PUP) and was a member of the |
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| 1 | | Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Owen Lindsey had many leisure interests, |
| 3 | | including Star Wars, cartoons, local TV news stations and |
| 4 | | their personnel, comic book superheroes, history, classic |
| 5 | | movies, farm stuff, cars, and sports; he enjoyed collecting |
| 6 | | Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, and he loved collecting baseball |
| 7 | | hats; he was an avid fan of Bradley University sports teams and |
| 8 | | the Peoria Rivermen; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Owen Lindsey embraced life with an open mind, a |
| 10 | | loving heart, and a sense of wonder; he loved deeply and was |
| 11 | | deeply loved; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Owen Lindsey was preceded in death by his |
| 13 | | paternal grandfather, Junior Lindsey; his maternal |
| 14 | | grandparents, Dale and Leslie Dobbins; his uncle, Steve |
| 15 | | Stella; and his cats, Fenway, Starbuck, and Xev; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Owen Lindsey is survived by his parents; his |
| 17 | | brother, Ross (fiancée, Emily Sjurseth) Lindsey; his paternal |
| 18 | | grandmother, Jo Ann Lindsey; his maternal grandmother, Jane |
| 19 | | Dobbins; his uncles, Dick (Norma) Lindsey, Joe (Claudia) |
| 20 | | Lindsey, Steve (Kim) Dobbins, and Jim (Emily) Dobbins; his |
| 21 | | aunt, Cathy (the late Steve) Stella; his several cousins; his |
| 22 | | large extended family; and his cats, Kira, Lili, and Castiel; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 4 | | Owen R. Lindsey and extend our sincere
condolences to his |
| 5 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it |
| 6 | | further
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| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 8 | | presented to the family of Owen Lindsey as an expression of
our |
| 9 | | deepest sympathy.
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