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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 Vera H. Fernandes of Peoria, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on December 4, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Vera Fernandes was born in New Haven, Connecticut | ||||||
| 6 | on March 30, 1947 to Michael H. and Vera H. (nee Sakovich) | ||||||
| 7 | Markitan; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Vera Fernandes began her career working store | ||||||
| 9 | security at Bergner's department store; she then worked for the | ||||||
| 10 | Bradley University Police Department, where she was among the | ||||||
| 11 | first group of officers to complete the Illinois State Police | ||||||
| 12 | Academy training; after completing training, she worked for the | ||||||
| 13 | Peoria Police Department, where she worked in vice and patrol | ||||||
| 14 | and was a violent crime detective and neighborhood police | ||||||
| 15 | officer; she retired in 2011; while employed as a Peoria police | ||||||
| 16 | officer, she received 8 letters of appreciation, 2 letters of | ||||||
| 17 | commendation, a Distinguished Service Award, and the American | ||||||
| 18 | Legion Meritorious Service Award; during her tenure in law | ||||||
| 19 | enforcement, she worked part-time for L'Oreal as a Reset | ||||||
| 20 | Coordinator for nearly 18 years; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Vera Fernandes was a member of the Peoria Police | ||||||
| 22 | Benevolent Association and the International Association of | ||||||
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| 1 | Women Police (IAWP) for 25 years, where she sponsored countless | ||||||
| 2 | women to attend conferences all over the world; her love of | ||||||
| 3 | travel with the IAWP took her to more than 6 countries and to | ||||||
| 4 | numerous United States' cities; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Vera Fernandes' dedication and devotion to her | ||||||
| 6 | family, her friends, and those who knew her was demonstrated by | ||||||
| 7 | her generosity and by her love that was sprinkled into her | ||||||
| 8 | cooking and chocolate chip cookies; she always dreamed of | ||||||
| 9 | retiring to her birthplace in Connecticut near the ocean; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Vera Fernandes is survived by her daughter, Cheryl | ||||||
| 11 | Ann Fernandes; her son, Michael E. Fernandes; her 2 | ||||||
| 12 | grandchildren, Haley and Cody Fernandes; her sister, Renee | ||||||
| 13 | Markitan; and numerous cousins on the east coast; she valued | ||||||
| 14 | her friendships with Vince and Mickey Wieland and their family | ||||||
| 15 | as well as with her countless brothers and sisters in blue; | ||||||
| 16 | therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 19 | Vera H. Fernandes, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 20 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 21 | further
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| 22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to the family of Vera Fernandes.
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