Bill Text: IL HR0523 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Daniel L. Coutee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [HR0523 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0523-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Daniel L. | ||||||
| 4 | Coutee, who passed away on September 15, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Daniel Coutee was born to Mary Coutee-Rachal on | ||||||
| 6 | March 21, 1939; his early years were spent in Alexandria, | ||||||
| 7 | Louisiana, where he attended St. James Elementary-High School; | ||||||
| 8 | he attended beauty and barber college in New Orleans; during | ||||||
| 9 | this time he became a father to six children, Gloria, Kevin, | ||||||
| 10 | Daniel, Chris, Adrienne, and Cionna; he then relocated to | ||||||
| 11 | Chicago and attended Roosevelt University and St. Luke College; | ||||||
| 12 | and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Daniel Coutee began his career as a longshoreman | ||||||
| 14 | at the Brass Foundation, a shipping company, from 1972 to 1994; | ||||||
| 15 | from 1994 to 2005, he worked at the Chicago Department of Human | ||||||
| 16 | Services; from 2005 to 2015, he worked at the Illinois | ||||||
| 17 | Department of Transportation as a technical manager and | ||||||
| 18 | communication outreach liaison for Region 1; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Daniel Coutee married Mary E. Flowers on January | ||||||
| 20 | 8, 1991, and they had one daughter, Makeda Iman Coutee; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Daniel Coutee was affectionately known as "Danny | ||||||
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| 1 | Boy" and "Papa" and was a devoted husband and father; he | ||||||
| 2 | enjoyed traveling, the outdoors, jogging, swimming, skating, | ||||||
| 3 | and riding his bike; he loved his community and took great | ||||||
| 4 | pride in his labor, gardening, and the beautification of his | ||||||
| 5 | neighborhood; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Daniel Coutee was preceded in death by his mother, | ||||||
| 7 | Mary Coutee-Rachal; his grandmother, Rosine Coutee; and his | ||||||
| 8 | grandfather (father), John Coutee; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Daniel Coutee is survived by his wife, State | ||||||
| 10 | Representative Mary E. Flowers; his daughter, Makeda; his | ||||||
| 11 | granddaughter, Madison; his children, Kevin, Daniel (Vonetta), | ||||||
| 12 | Gloria, Adrienne, and Cionna (Bruce); his grandchildren, | ||||||
| 13 | Tyresha, Brianna, Malikah, Christopher, Destiny, DeMarco, | ||||||
| 14 | Danae, Daniel Jr., Shannon, Tiffany, Kevin Jr., Ireion, Kalvin, | ||||||
| 15 | Kanemon, and Jameson; his brother, Alexander (Shirley); and | ||||||
| 16 | numerous other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 18 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 19 | we mourn the passing of Daniel L. Coutee and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 20 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 21 | him; and be it further
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| 22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to the family of Daniel Coutee as an expression of | ||||||
| 2 | our deepest sympathy.
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