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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Joseph W. Spears of Peoria |
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| on November 28, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Spears was born on December 9, 1920, in |
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| Liverpool, England, to Joseph and Alice Whitehead Spears; he
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| married Theresa I. Fitzpatrick
on August 18, 1951,
in Chicago; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was a sales representative for American |
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| Standard for 30 years and a day manager at Jimmy's Bar from |
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| 1982 until his death; he was a World War II Army veteran and |
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| was wounded in Okinawa; he was the recipient of two Bronze |
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| Stars and a member of the 96th Infantry Division; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic |
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| Church; St. Patrick's Society; Knights of Columbus 427, Third |
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| Degree, Spalding Council; and #206 Fourth Degree, Spalding |
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| Assembly, Alhambra, and served as past grand commander and also |
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| past district deputy; and the Disabled American Veterans; and
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| WHEREAS, He also was an honorary alumnus from Bradley |
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| University and was a member of the Bradley Dug Out Club Alumni |
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| Association, the Mt. Carmel High School Alumni Association, the |
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| Peoria Notre Dame Boosters, and the Independent Sportsman's |
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| Club; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his daughter-in-law, |
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| Regina Joseph Spears, and his brother, George; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Joseph W. Spears is felt by all who |
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| knew and loved him, especially his wife, Theresa; his sons, |
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| Joseph P.
(Susan) Spears, James Spears, William (Debra) Spears, |
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| Robert Spears, Michael (Julie) Spears, Patrick (Cindy) Spears, |