MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 2, 2019
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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners Honoring the Life of Edward Laval James, Jr. (As Revised)
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WHEREAS, Edward Laval James, Jr. was born on May 22, 1996 to Marina Polycarpe Gordon and Edward Laval James; and
WHEREAS, Edward Laval James, Jr. was a beloved oldest brother to many siblings; and
WHEREAS, Edward was a college student at East-West University studying to be an Electrical Engineer; and
WHEREAS, Edward passed from this life on April 15, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Edward leaves to cherish his loving memory his parents Marina Gordon (Craig) and Edward James (Jeutaun), his siblings Desmond, Greg, Christian, Carina, and Jaida, and a multitude of other family members and friends; and
WHEREAS, we stand with his mother Marina Gordon, and the family, in calling for an end to the senseless gun violence that is killing our children, his life and his death mattered; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and our staff, extend our sympathy and condolences to the family of Edward Laval James, Jr.; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and that a copy of same, suitably engrossed, be presented to the family of Edward Laval James, Jr.
Dated: May 2, 2019