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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Edward A. "Ed" Welvaert of Moline, who 
4passed away on September 25, 2022; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Ed Welvaert was born to Edward B. and Pauline 
6(Walters) Welvaert in Moline on January 2, 1929; he married 
7Viola "Vicki" Johnson in Moline on September 1, 1956; he 
8served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and received a 
9Purple Heart; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Ed Welvaert worked as a telephone repairman for 
11the Illinois Bell Telephone Company for 38 and a half years 
12until his retirement in January 1991; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Ed Welvaert was a member of the Telephone 
14Pioneers and the Ex-Servicemen's Club; he was an avid Moline 
15Maroons sports fan and cheered for the Chicago Cubs, the 
16Chicago Bears, and the Fighting Illini; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Ed Welvaert was proud of being a participant  on 
18an Honor Flight with his son, Jeff, on May 23, 2013; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Ed Welvaert was preceded in death by his 
20siblings, Dorothy Haynie and Bob Welvaert; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Ed Welvaert is survived by his wife of 66  years, 
2Vicki; his children, Jeff (Lynn) Welvaert and Cathy (Tracy) 
3Best; his grandchildren, Tyler (Brianne) Best, Ryan (Britani 
4Holmes) Best, Christopher Best, Jay (Lynnie) Welvaert, Sam 
5Welvaert, and Connor (Sarah) Welvaert; and his 
6great-grandchildren, Jamie, Cooper, Jacob, and Charlie; 
7therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
10Edward A. "Ed" Welvaert and extend our sincere condolences to 
11his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
12further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to the family of Ed Welvaert as an expression of our 
15deepest sympathy.