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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Pedro D. "Pete" Ortiz, Jr. of East 
4Moline, who passed away on December 20, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Pedro Ortiz was born in El Paso, Texas on January 
615, 1921 to Pedro and Rosanda (nee Delgado) Ortiz, Sr.; he 
7served as an armed guard in the United States Navy during World 
8War II and married Suzanna Gomez in Fort Madison, Iowa on June 
913, 1949; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Pedro Ortiz worked as a body man at the former 
11Warren Chevrolet in  East Moline and at Reynolds Ford;  he 
12retired from the former International Harvester in 1981; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Pedro Ortiz was a member of St. Anne Parish; he 
14was a Life Member of the VFW 8890; he was a self-taught 
15musician and played the drums with local and traveling bands; 
16and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Pedro Ortiz was preceded in death by his parents; 
18his  siblings, Mary Martinez, Hope Martinez, Ceta Lopez, Frank 
19Ortiz, and Esther Guzman; and his daughter, Nancy Rose; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Pedro Ortiz is survived by his wife of 66 years, 
 
 
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1Suzanna;  his children, Patricia (Gregory) Ramirez, David 
2Ortiz, and Michael Ortiz; his  6 grandchildren; his 7 
3great-grandchildren; and his great-great-grandson; therefore, 
4be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
7Pedro D. "Pete" Ortiz, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences 
8to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
9it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to  the family of  Pedro Ortiz as an expression of our 
12deepest sympathy.