Full Text of SR0102 98th 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 Richard "Vic" Gonzales of Alton, who | 4 | | passed away on February 12, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Gonzales was born on October 8, 1934, in | 6 | | San Felipe, Mexico, to Atanacio and Reyes (Carmona) Gonzales; | 7 | | he served in the U.S Army from 1957-1959 and was a member of | 8 | | St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; he retired from Amoco Oil | 9 | | Company as a pipefitter; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Richard Gonzales volunteered for the Red Cross | 11 | | beginning in 1995 and was Volunteer of the Year; he was one of | 12 | | the first disaster volunteers to respond to the September 11 | 13 | | tragedy; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard Gonzales was dedicated to his community | 15 | | and his family; he was the grand marshal of the Alton Halloween | 16 | | parade in 1998; he enjoyed coaching many youth recreational | 17 | | sports teams and was an avid Chicago Cubs and Bears fan; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Richard Gonzales was preceded in death by his | 19 | | parents; his sister, Consuelo Gonzales; his brothers, John, | 20 | | Peter, and Joseph Gonzales; and his niece, Theresa Gonzales; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Richard Gonzales is survived by his siblings, | 2 | | Frank Gonzales, Juanita Cruz, Felix Gonzales, Herman Gonzales, | 3 | | and Tony Gonzales; his sister-in-law, Loretta Gonzales; his | 4 | | nieces and nephews, Margaret Clark, Michael Cruz, Daniel Cruz, | 5 | | Connie St. Peters, Julie Weiner, Ken Cruz, Leonard Gonzales, | 6 | | Raymond Gonzales, Christina Gebben, Tom Gonzales, Nancy | 7 | | Gonzales, Phil Gonzales, David Gonzales, Jennifer McCullough, | 8 | | and Reyes Mosley; and his numerous great-nieces and nephews; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Richard Gonzales, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Richard Gonzales as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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