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093_SR0242
LRB093 13206 KEF 18474 r
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Walter T.
4 Faro of Zion; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Faro was born October 26, 1948 in Warren,
6 Ohio; he grew up in Zion, the son of Dan and Amelia Faro; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Faro served in Vietnam from 1969-70, in
8 Company A 2/10, Fifth United States Army, the "First Cavalry"
9 as a "Tunnel Rat"; he rose to the rank of Sergeant; the
10 honors he received included: National Defense Service Medal;
11 Bronze Star Medal with "V" (valor) Device; Air Medal; Vietnam
12 Service Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars; Vietnam Campaign
13 Medal with 60 Device; Combat Infantry Badge; and a Silver
14 Star which was removed because it had been awarded during
15 combat in Cambodia rather than in Vietnam; and
16 WHEREAS, In his civilian career, he began work in Tool
17 and Die manufacturing and progressed to a Nuclear Reactor
18 Machinist on Hot sites and new machines, Quality Control
19 Expert for order from the United States government for 600
20 Bradley Tanks, and Quality Control Expert and Government
21 Contract Consultant for various government jobs, including
22 the United States Tank Division; in the last ten years, the
23 Veterans Administration and Social Security granted him 100
24 percent disability; and
25 WHEREAS, Mr. Faro's passing will be deeply felt by many,
26 especially his wife, Ingrid; his son, Walter Jr.; his father,
27 Dan Faro; his sister, Cheryl Sanchez; and his brothers, Dan,
28 David, and Michael and their respective families; and
29 WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his mother, Amelia;
30 therefore, be it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
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1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
2 of Walter T. Faro along with all who knew and loved him and
3 extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and
4 be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Walter T. Faro as an expression of
7 our deepest sympathy.
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