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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Michael F. Paz Sr. of Beach Park, who 
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passed away on March 6, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Michael F. Paz Sr. was born on December 7, 1920 in 
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Ft. Worth, Texas; his parents were David and Josefa (Fernandez) 
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Paz; he married Josephine Navarro in Waukegan on May 13, 1950; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Michael F. Paz Sr. was a US Army veteran, serving 
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during World War II; he
was the owner and operator of Waukegan 
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Photography
Studio for 21 years, as well as Waukegan Paint and 
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Art Gallery, where he  retired after 21 years; he was a member 
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of the American Legion Post, the Moose Lodge, and the American 
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GI
Forum; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Michael F. Paz Sr. was preceded in death by his 
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parents,
David and Josefa (Fernandez) Paz; his brother, David 
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Paz;
and his son, Daniel Joseph Paz; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Michael F. Paz Sr. is survived by his loving wife 
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of 56 years, Josephine; his son, Michael Paz Jr.; his 
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daughters, Ann Marie (Robert) Martin and Rebecca (Gregory) 
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Stevens; his grandchildren, Angela (Matthew) Brooks, Micah 
 


 






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(Angelique), Gina, and  Justin Martin, and Samuel, Natalie, and 
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Amanda Stevens; and his four great-grandchildren; therefore, 
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be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Michael F. Paz Sr.; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Michael F. Paz Sr. as an expression 
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of our sympathy.