Full Text of SR0300 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Assaf "Tony" Trad Sr. of East Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on July 30, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born February 17, 1921, in Itoo, Lebanon, | 6 | | to Antonios Khair Trad and Martha Slyman; he married Dalal | 7 | | Younes on February 10, 1941, in Itoo; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He was a member of the Itoo Society of Peoria; he | 9 | | was a member of St. Sharbel Maronite Church in Peoria and an | 10 | | avid supporter and volunteer at the St. Sharbel Church and Food | 11 | | Festivals; his passion was farming his land in Lebanon, and he | 12 | | was a co-owner of a furniture store in Venezuela, South | 13 | | America, before he moved to the United States in 1979; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, He was the co-founder of Aleece's Pita Chips, and | 15 | | worked at Anthony's Tavern and Fon Du Lac Park District; while | 16 | | living in the United States, he went to each of his children's | 17 | | homes to plant gardens; he used his hands and skills to teach | 18 | | his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who were the joy of | 19 | | his life, the art of gardening; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; | 21 | | his sisters, Wardiah Younes and Jamela Trad; his daughter, |
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| 1 | | Marie Trad; his grandchildren, Cedra and Anthony Trad; and his | 2 | | sons-in-law, Charles Anthony and Yousef Younes; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Assaf "Tony" Trad Sr. is survived by his sons and | 4 | | daughters, Alice (the late Charles Anthony), Tony (Loba) Trad, | 5 | | Leila (Abdullah Haifa), Pierre (Catherine) Trad, and Siham (the | 6 | | late Yousef Younes); his 14 grandchildren; and his 21 | 7 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 | | his family and friends, the passing of Assaf "Tony" Trad Sr.; | 11 | | and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Assaf "Tony" Trad Sr. as a symbol of | 14 | | our sincere sympathy.
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