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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Joseph J. "Joe" Davinroy Sr. of | ||||||
| 4 | Smithton, who passed away on January 21, 2022; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joe Davinroy was born in East St. Louis to Albert | ||||||
| 6 | and Verena (Zollinger) Davinroy on March 14, 1933; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Central Catholic High School in East St. Louis | ||||||
| 8 | and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, installing | ||||||
| 9 | communication lines; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Joe Davinroy was the owner of A.S. Davinroy P & H | ||||||
| 11 | Inc.; he belonged to Plumbers Local 360 and served as | ||||||
| 12 | president of Illinois State P & H Contractors in 1981; he was a | ||||||
| 13 | lifetime member of the Great Southwestern P & H Contractors | ||||||
| 14 | Association; he was a founding member of Camp Ondessonk, | ||||||
| 15 | installing all of the original plumbing, and served on the | ||||||
| 16 | board of directors for many years; he was a founder and | ||||||
| 17 | president of the FSH (Freeburg Smithton Hecker) Water | ||||||
| 18 | Commission; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, During Joe Davinroy's 26 years of retirement, he | ||||||
| 20 | enjoyed his family farm and raising dahlias, which led to his | ||||||
| 21 | membership in the Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society; he enjoyed | ||||||
| 22 | making stained glass windows, lamps, and Christmas gifts for | ||||||
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| 1 | many, along with homemade cookies and candy; he also enjoyed | ||||||
| 2 | using brass from his plumbing business to make sculptures; he | ||||||
| 3 | loved to spend his summers going to picnics and playing bingo | ||||||
| 4 | and spent many years with The Old NewsBoys; he also spent | ||||||
| 5 | weekends selling glass cleaner at the flea market in | ||||||
| 6 | Belleville; he was a member of the Smithton Senior Center and | ||||||
| 7 | enjoyed Monday Night Meals, which included playing cards and | ||||||
| 8 | fellowship after dinner; he also met a long-time group of | ||||||
| 9 | friends each Wednesday for breakfast and companionship; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Joe Davinroy loved traveling both within the | ||||||
| 11 | states, especially to New Orleans to visit family, and abroad, | ||||||
| 12 | which led to him serving on the board of directors for Golden | ||||||
| 13 | Frontier; he also served on the board for the San Damiano | ||||||
| 14 | Retreat Center in Golconda; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Joe Davinroy was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 16 | parents; his former wife, Patricia Davinroy; his brother, | ||||||
| 17 | Albert J. Davinroy; and his sisters, Theresa Weurz and Mary C. | ||||||
| 18 | Walsh; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Joe Davinroy is survived by his children, Elaine | ||||||
| 20 | Davinroy, Ann (Christopher) Lintzenich, Joe Davinroy Jr., and | ||||||
| 21 | John (Debbie) Davinroy; his grandchildren, Phillip (Kathryn) | ||||||
| 22 | Lintzenich, Jacqueline (Adam) Forsyth, Michael and Alexa | ||||||
| 23 | Davinroy, and Nick, Chris, and Maddie Jones; and his long-time | ||||||
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| 1 | companion, Jenene Biggerstaff; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 4 | Joseph J. "Joe" Davinroy Sr. and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 5 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 6 | him; and be it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to the family of Joe Davinroy as an expression of our | ||||||
| 9 | deepest sympathy.
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