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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Domingo "Sonny" Garza of Waukegan, who
4passed away on January 27, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Domingo Garza was born in Mexico to Roberto and
6Celia on August 30, 1959; he graduated from Waukegan East High
7School in 1977; he married Maria Isabel "Mari" Mendez at Saint
8Joseph Parish in 1985; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Domingo Garza retired from AT&T after 32 years of
10service; he served 2 separate terms as a Waukegan School Board
11member; he ran for 5th Ward Alderman and was always a huge
12advocate for the Waukegan community; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Domingo Garza was a member of Immaculate
14Conception Church, and later, Most Blessed Trinity Parish; he
15assisted at the parish by coaching his daughters' various
16teams; he loved to travel, drive his Mustang, and attend
17community affairs; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Domingo Garza was preceded in death by his parents
19and his sister, Marie; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Domingo Garza is survived by his wife of 30 years,

 

 

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1Maria Garza; his daughters, Veronica (Salomon) De La Cruz and
2Erica, Kimberly, and Marissa; his sister, Bertha (Jesus) Lopez;
3and his extended family; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
6Domingo "Sonny" Garza, and extend our sincere condolences to
7his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
8further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the family of Domingo Garza as an expression of
11our deepest sympathy.