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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the
3		members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened
4		to learn of the death of Otis McDonald of Chicago, who passed
5		away on April 4, 2014; and
6		WHEREAS, Otis McDonald was born in Louisiana in 1933; he
7		settled in Chicago in 1952 after serving in the United States
8		Army; and
9		WHEREAS, Otis McDonald worked as a janitor for the
10		University of Chicago and worked his way up to maintenance
11		engineer; while working at the U. of C., he earned an associate
12		degree from Kennedy-King College; he retired in 1996; and
13		WHEREAS, Otis McDonald was the lead plaintiff in the
14		lawsuit that prompted the landmark United States Supreme Court
15		decision that struck down Chicago's 28-year ban on handguns;
16		and
17		WHEREAS, Otis McDonald felt strongly that he had a duty to
18		stand up for the rights that had been taken away from
19		African-Americans during slavery, including the right to bear
20		arms; and

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1		WHEREAS, Otis McDonald is survived by is wife, Laura, and
2		by 4 grown children; therefore, be it
3		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4		NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5		we mourn the passing of Otis McDonald, and extend our sincere
6		condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
7		him; and be it further
8		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9		presented to the family of Otis McDonald as an expression of
10		our deepest sympathy.