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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of
Edmond Landes Jr. of Peoria, who passed |
| 4 | | away on September 27, 2010; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edmond Landes Jr. was born on October 28, 1947, in |
| 6 | | Peoria; his parents were Edmond Joseph Landes and Dorothy Irene |
| 7 | | Hohenbary Landes; he married Patricia Sue James on April 8, |
| 8 | | 1972, at St. Bernard's Church in Peoria; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Edmond Landes Jr. served our country with pride |
| 10 | | and distinction as a member of the United States Marine Corps |
| 11 | | as a sergeant E-5 and jet engine mechanic; he served in |
| 12 | | numerous locations during his career with the Marine Corps, |
| 13 | | including Vietnam; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Edmond Landes Jr. was well known in the Peoria |
| 15 | | construction and development circles; after working as a |
| 16 | | carpenter, he became a project manager for Concord; he |
| 17 | | subsequently served as president of Huber Brothers, where he |
| 18 | | served until his retirement 2 years ago; he also served as an |
| 19 | | officer on the Zoning Board of Appeals in Bartonville; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Edmond Landes Jr. enjoyed fishing and golfing; he |
| 21 | | was also in the process of rebuilding his 1977 MGB; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Edmond Landes Jr. was preceded in death by his |
| 2 | | mother and his sister, Frances Mae Landes Csepregi; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Edmond Landes Jr. is survived by his father, Ed |
| 4 | | Landes Sr.; his wife, Pat; his daughter, Dr. Sara James Landes; |
| 5 | | his sister, Nova Marie Landes; his brothers-in-law, Mike (Pat) |
| 6 | | James, Bill (Donna) James and Jim (Cathy) Csepregi; his nieces |
| 7 | | and nephews, Meta Belford, Monica (John) Mann, Katie (Charles) |
| 8 | | Roberts, Tracy (Kurt) James-Rossouw, John (Amy) James, Norman |
| 9 | | James, Ryan (Kelly) James, and France and Lucie Fricano; his |
| 10 | | great-nieces and great-nephews, Kristen (Jeremy) Duckworth, |
| 11 | | Neil Belford, Josh, Eric, and Jamie Mann, Kyle Landes, Adelyn |
| 12 | | James, Austin Sherwood, and Ashlyn Gent; his |
| 13 | | great-great-niece, Bella Duckworth; his many cousins, |
| 14 | | including Mike (Angie) Landes and his son, Anthony; and his |
| 15 | | daughter's godparents, Betty and Ernie Hayden; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Edmond Landes Jr. was well known by his peers for |
| 17 | | his great love for his daughter and wife and unwavering pride |
| 18 | | and support for all of their endeavors, his pride in being a |
| 19 | | Marine, and his love for riding his Harley-Davidson Heritage |
| 20 | | Soft Tail Classic; therefore, be it
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
| 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |