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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Assaf "Tony" Trad Sr. of East Peoria, who 
4passed away on July 30, 2011; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, He was born February 17, 1921, in Itoo, Lebanon, 
6to Antonios Khair Trad and Martha Slyman; he married Dalal 
7Younes on February 10, 1941, in Itoo; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, He was a member of the Itoo Society of Peoria; he 
9was a member of St. Sharbel Maronite Church in Peoria and an 
10avid supporter and volunteer at the St. Sharbel Church and Food 
11Festivals; his passion was farming his land in Lebanon, and he 
12was a co-owner of a furniture store in Venezuela, South 
13America, before he moved to the United States in 1979; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, He was the co-founder of Aleece's Pita Chips, and 
15worked at Anthony's Tavern and Fon Du Lac Park District; while 
16living in the United States, he went to each of his children's 
17homes to plant gardens; he used his hands and skills to teach 
18his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who were the joy of 
19his life, the art of gardening; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; 
21his sisters, Wardiah Younes and Jamela Trad; his daughter, 
 
 
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1Marie Trad; his grandchildren, Cedra and Anthony Trad; and his 
2sons-in-law, Charles Anthony and Yousef Younes; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Assaf "Tony" Trad Sr. is survived by his  sons and 
4daughters, Alice (the late Charles Anthony), Tony (Loba) Trad, 
5Leila (Abdullah Haifa), Pierre (Catherine) Trad, and Siham (the 
6late Yousef Younes); his 14 grandchildren; and his 21 
7great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
10his family and friends, the passing of Assaf "Tony" Trad Sr.; 
11and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the family of Assaf "Tony" Trad Sr. as a symbol of 
14our sincere sympathy.