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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mark |
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| Brockett, who passed away on August 30, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Brockett was born in March of 1984 in Joliet; |
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| he was a lifelong resident of the Joliet/Elwood area; he |
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| attended Elwood Grade School and graduated from Joliet Central |
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| High School in 2002; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Brockett graduated from the University of |
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| Illinois at Springfield in 2006; during his time at UIS, he was |
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| a member of the newspaper staff and the recreation center staff |
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| and served as the play-by-play announcer during many of the |
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| university's home athletic events; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduating from UIS, Mark Brockett returned |
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| to his childhood home, where he worked for Lemont High School |
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| District #210 as an Assistant Intervention Advocate and Varsity |
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| Boys Volleyball Coach; he also worked as a summer counselor for |
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| the Joliet Park District; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Brockett had a passion for all sports and |
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| sports teams, especially the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears; he |
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| also demonstrated his enthusiasm for football through his work |
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| with the radio station WJOL; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Brockett's greatest loves in life were his |
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| family and his friends; he will always be remembered by his |
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| friends and family for the love, honor, loyalty, and respect he |
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| showed them each day; he will also be remembered for the |
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| positive impact he made on the people around him by always |
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| having a positive attitude and instilling that attitude not |
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| only in his friends and family, but also in the volleyball |
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| players and coaches at Lemont High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Brockett was preceded in death by his father, |
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| Wendell D. Brockett; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Brockett is survived by his loving mother, |
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| Kathleen (nee Rowan) Brockett; his brothers, James A. (Susana) |
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| Surkein, Hank R. Brockett, and Neal R. Brockett; his niece, |
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| Cynthia Surkein; his nephew, Dylan Surkein; his grandfather, |
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| Wendell G. Brockett; his 3 aunts and 1 uncle; and his numerous |
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| cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Mark |
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| Brockett; and be it further
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