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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to honor Timoteo "Tim" Vasquez of 
4Hanover Park for his service to his country during World War 
5II; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Timoteo Vasquez served as a United States Marine 
7in Guadalcanal from 1942-1945; he trained as an aircraft 
8mechanic and maintained the F4 Wildcat Fighter; he was attached 
9to the VMF-112 Wolfpack Squadron; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Timoteo Vasquez and his fellow Marines fought  at 
11Guadalcanal in the Southern Solomon Islands with the objective 
12of denying its use by the Japanese to threaten the supply and 
13communication routes between the United States, Australia, and 
14New Zealand; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, After Guadalcanal, Timoteo Vasquez spent time in 
16the Philippines, Guam, and Okinawa; he was honorably discharged 
17in November of 1945 and he settled in the Tri-Village area; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Timoteo Vasquez married Isabel, who has since 
19passed, on September 24, 1948 in Manila, Philippines and they 
20had 5 children, Tim Vasquez, Veronica Bargehr, Regina Heaney, 
21Rene Vasquez, and the late Maria; he worked for 27 years for 
 
 
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1the Sara Lee Corporation; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Timoteo Vasquez traveled to Washington, D.C. in 
3July of 2009 as part of the Honor Flight where World War II 
4veterans visit their memorial; he was later honored by the 
5Village of Hanover Park for his contributions when he received 
6Honor Roll recognition and a brick to be placed within the 
7Veteran's Memorial; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
9NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
10we honor Timoteo "Tim" Vasquez for his service to his country 
11during World War II; and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to Timoteo Vasquez as an expression of our esteem and 
14respect.