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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 Steven |
| 4 | | Douglas Little of Gurnee, who passed away on June 25, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steven Little was born on October 27, 1961 in |
| 6 | | Peoria; his parents were James and Georgia Little; he married |
| 7 | | Carla Norrene Williams in 1990; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Steven Little attended Hines Grade School and |
| 9 | | graduated from Woodruff High School in 1980; he earned |
| 10 | | All-American honors in football at Peoria Woodruff High School |
| 11 | | and was an All-State wrestler and a record-holding shot putter |
| 12 | | and discus thrower; he was inducted into their Hall of Fame in |
| 13 | | 1986 and 2010; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Steven Little earned a Bachelor of Science Degree |
| 15 | | from Iowa State University in 1986; during college, he was a |
| 16 | | 3-year starter, a 4-time letterman, MVP of the defensive line, |
| 17 | | team captain, and an All Big Eight performer; following his |
| 18 | | collegiate career, he signed NFL player contracts with the |
| 19 | | Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Atlanta Falcons; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Steven Little spent 3 seasons as defensive |
| 21 | | coordinator and assistant head coach at Trinity International |
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| 1 | | University, making the NAIA playoffs and coaching in the All |
| 2 | | American Bowl; he also spent 9 seasons with the Chicago Bears |
| 3 | | as an assistant linebacker coach, assistant defensive line |
| 4 | | coach, and assistant physical development coordinator; he then |
| 5 | | coached the San Francisco 49ers, serving as a coach in the 1994 |
| 6 | | NFL Pro Bowl and participating in NFL Internship programs with |
| 7 | | the Buffalo Bills and Carolina Panthers; at the collegiate |
| 8 | | level, he coached at Northern Illinois University, Purdue |
| 9 | | University, Temple University, and Iowa State University, |
| 10 | | where he coached and trained numerous future NFL players; his |
| 11 | | final coaching experience was at Lake Forest College in Lake |
| 12 | | Forest; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Steven Little is survived by his wife, Carla; 4 |
| 14 | | children, Kristen, Kelsey, Keralynn, and Kamille; his parents; |
| 15 | | 2 brothers, James and Brian (Anise) Little; a sister, Barbara |
| 16 | | Jean Williams-Brooks; several beloved sisters-in-law, nieces, |
| 17 | | and nephews; and 2 dogs, C.J. and Karmela; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 19 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 20 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of |
| 21 | | Steven Douglas Little; and be it further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 23 | | presented to the family of Steven Little as an expression of |