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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Michael Kikuo Cavalenes of River Forest, 
4who passed away on May 28, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Michael Cavalenes was born on April 2, 1984; he 
6attended Willard Elementary School, Roosevelt Middle School, 
7Oak Park and River Forest High School, and graduated from the 
8Oakley School in 2002 with honors in math and English; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Michael Cavalenes was artistically talented and 
10studied Chinese brush painting, piano, and the flute; he was an 
11avid soccer player and played for many years on teams coached 
12by his father and on the Oak Park and River Forest High School 
13varsity team; he was a prolific writer and wrote hundreds of 
14poems and a manuscript for a children's book, which he planned 
15to collaborate on with his mother; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Michael Cavalenes enjoyed family vacations to 
17Hawaii and fishing for baby hammerhead sharks with his Uncle 
18Mike; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Michael Cavalenes was preceded in death by his 
20maternal grandparents, Edwin and Tomie Tamura; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Michael Cavalenes is survived by his parents, Mark 
2and Lynne (nee Tamura); his grandparents, George and Elisabeth 
3Cavalenes; and his uncles, Michael Tamura, Mathew (Patti), 
4Steven, Michael, and George Cavalenes; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
7Michael Kikuo Cavalenes, and extend our sincere condolences to 
8his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
9further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Michael Cavalenes as an expression 
12of our deepest sympathy.