Full Text of SR1687 100th 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 Joseph H. "Joe" Van Hecke of Rock Island, | 4 | | who passed away on April 29, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Van Hecke was born in Moline to Paul and | 6 | | Justina (Hershop) Van Hecke on June 10, 1925; he married Martha | 7 | | Veeder at St. Mary's Rectory in Moline on June 9, 1947; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Joe Van Hecke was a veteran of the United States | 9 | | Navy, where he served as a torpedoman in the Submarine Corps | 10 | | and later as a corpsman with a Marine division; he worked as a | 11 | | mail carrier for the United States Postal Service for 33 years | 12 | | and retired in 1982; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Joe Van Hecke was a member of St. Mary's Catholic | 14 | | Church in Rock Island; he enjoyed golfing, carpentry work, and | 15 | | watching the Chicago Cubs; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Joe Van Hecke was preceded in death by his | 17 | | sisters, Madeline Van DenHende, Germaine Tanghe, and Irene De | 18 | | Wilde; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Joe Van Hecke is survived by his wife, Martha; his | 20 | | daughter, Cyndy Anderson; his grandson, Scott (Andrea) |
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| 1 | | Anderson; and his great-grandchildren, Lillian, Sadie, and | 2 | | Wyatt; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Joseph H. "Joe" Van Hecke and extend our sincere condolences to | 6 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Joe Van Hecke as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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