Full Text of HR0946 94th General Assembly
HR0946 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to | 4 |
| the family and friends of Joseph Ozella, Jr., of Pekin, who | 5 |
| passed away on July 5, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Ozella, Jr., was born on April 4, 1926, to | 7 |
| Joseph and Angeline Gianessi Ozella, Sr.; he married Marjorie | 8 |
| Dunlavy on October 21, 1950; he later married Karla Niemann | 9 |
| Rogers on July 23, 1991; and
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| WHEREAS, He began his career as a milkman for Sealtest | 11 |
| Dairy in Peoria and then became a salesman for Helmick Beauty | 12 |
| Supply; he was the owner and operator of Ozella License | 13 |
| Service; from there he went on to work for the Secretary of | 14 |
| State in business services, retiring in 1988; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Ozella served his country in the United States | 16 |
| Army; he was a veteran of World War II; he also served as a | 17 |
| State Representative from 1980-1982; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Joseph Ozella, Jr., was an active member of his | 19 |
| community; he served on the Tazewell County Board from 1978 to | 20 |
| 1980; he was a former president of the Lions' Club; and he was | 21 |
| a member of the Southside Business Association and the Italian | 22 |
| American Club; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Ozella was known as a very outgoing and loving | 24 |
| person; he was a great husband, father, and "papa" to his | 25 |
| grandchildren; he loved to entertain, whether at his home or | 26 |
| elsewhere; and he also enjoyed talking politics at all levels; | 27 |
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Ozella, Jr., also loved to be on the water; | 29 |
| he had his own boat and enjoyed cruising down a lake or river; |
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| WHEREAS, He is preceded in death by his first wife, | 3 |
| Marjorie, and his son, Jerry Ozella; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Joe Ozella, Jr., will be felt by | 5 |
| all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Karla; his | 6 |
| daughters, Sherry (Rick) Simpson and Candy (Brad) Livingston; | 7 |
| his stepson, Steve (Susan) Gardner; his 4 grandchildren; his | 8 |
| brother, Eugene (Mary Ann) Ozella; and his sisters, Delores | 9 |
| Elmore and Sharlene Homerin; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 |
| we mourn, along with all who knew and loved him, the death of | 13 |
| Joseph Ozella, Jr.; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Joseph Ozella, Jr., as an expression | 16 |
| of our sympathy.
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