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