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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 Donald Lee "Demo" DeMarse Jr. of | ||||||
4 | Smithton, who passed away on August 5, 2022; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Demo DeMarse was born in East St. Louis on April | ||||||
6 | 29, 1955; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Demo DeMarse started his business, Demo's Pizza | ||||||
8 | Cellar, in the basement of a liquor store on 17th Street; he | ||||||
9 | then moved to North Belt West and opened Demo's Sports Bar; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Demo DeMarse was a member of Our Lady Queen of | ||||||
11 | Peace Catholic Church in Belleville; he enjoyed golfing, | ||||||
12 | fishing, coaching softball and basketball, and attending his | ||||||
13 | grandsons' baseball games; he loved tending to his yard; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Demo DeMarse will be remembered for being a very | ||||||
15 | generous and giving individual who was always ready to lend a | ||||||
16 | hand to his friends and the community; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Demo DeMarse was preceded in death by his | ||||||
18 | parents, Donald Sr. and Suzanne (Gerold) DeMarse; his brother, | ||||||
19 | Chuck DeMarse; and his nephew, Tim Frazier; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Demo DeMarse is survived by his daughters, | ||||||
2 | Christine (Mike) Todd and Donyelle (Austin) Theis; his | ||||||
3 | grandchildren, Brady Todd, Austin Todd, Cody Todd, and Colton | ||||||
4 | Theis; his brother, Gerry (Susan) DeMarse; his sisters, Liz | ||||||
5 | (Tim) Messbarger and Cynthia (Mike) Biggs; his nieces and | ||||||
6 | nephews, Lauren DeMarse, Megan DeMarse, Austin Frazier, Eric | ||||||
7 | (Katlyn) Frazier, Anna "Toots" (Justin) Dulle, Mike Biggs, | ||||||
8 | Doug (Dawn) Biggs, Jeff (Meaghan) Schoor, and AJ Biggs; his | ||||||
9 | many cousins, great-nieces, and great-nephews; and his dear | ||||||
10 | friends; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
13 | Donald Lee "Demo" DeMarse Jr. and extend our sincere | ||||||
14 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
15 | him; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Demo DeMarse as an expression of our | ||||||
18 | deepest sympathy.
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