Full Text of SR1728 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 Vera H. Fernandes of Peoria, who passed | 4 | | away on December 4, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Vera Fernandes was born in New Haven, Connecticut | 6 | | on March 30, 1947 to Michael H. and Vera H. (nee Sakovich) | 7 | | Markitan; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Vera Fernandes began her career working store | 9 | | security at Bergner's department store; she then worked for the | 10 | | Bradley University Police Department, where she was among the | 11 | | first group of officers to complete the Illinois State Police | 12 | | Academy training; after completing training, she worked for the | 13 | | Peoria Police Department, where she worked in vice and patrol | 14 | | and was a violent crime detective and neighborhood police | 15 | | officer; she retired in 2011; while employed as a Peoria police | 16 | | officer, she received 8 letters of appreciation, 2 letters of | 17 | | commendation, a Distinguished Service Award, and the American | 18 | | Legion Meritorious Service Award; during her tenure in law | 19 | | enforcement, she worked part-time for L'Oreal as a Reset | 20 | | Coordinator for nearly 18 years; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Vera Fernandes was a member of the Peoria Police | 22 | | Benevolent Association and the International Association of |
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| 1 | | Women Police (IAWP) for 25 years, where she sponsored countless | 2 | | women to attend conferences all over the world; her love of | 3 | | travel with the IAWP took her to more than 6 countries and to | 4 | | numerous United States' cities; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Vera Fernandes' dedication and devotion to her | 6 | | family, her friends, and those who knew her was demonstrated by | 7 | | her generosity and by her love that was sprinkled into her | 8 | | cooking and chocolate chip cookies; she always dreamed of | 9 | | retiring to her birthplace in Connecticut near the ocean; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Vera Fernandes is survived by her daughter, Cheryl | 11 | | Ann Fernandes; her son, Michael E. Fernandes; her 2 | 12 | | grandchildren, Haley and Cody Fernandes; her sister, Renee | 13 | | Markitan; and numerous cousins on the east coast; she valued | 14 | | her friendships with Vince and Mickey Wieland and their family | 15 | | as well as with her countless brothers and sisters in blue; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Vera H. Fernandes, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 21 | | further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Vera Fernandes.
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