Full Text of SR0097 101st 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 Jose Del Carmen Velazquez, who passed | 4 | | away on February 2, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jose Velazquez was born in New Orleans to Jose | 6 | | Maria and Antonia Paltron Velazquez on August 11, 1937; as a | 7 | | young boy, he served daily Mass at the Convent of the Sisters | 8 | | of The Holy Family in the French Quarter of New Orleans; he | 9 | | graduated with honors from Holy Redeemer Elementary School and | 10 | | St. Augustine High School; after high school, he served with | 11 | | the United States Air Force in Vietnam; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jose Velazquez began work for the State of | 13 | | Illinois at the employment office in Danville; he became the | 14 | | manager and mentored numerous young men and women; he also | 15 | | served as an alderman for the City of Danville; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jose Velazquez was a member of VFW Post #728, the | 17 | | Honor Guard, the Salvation Army Board, the American Red Cross, | 18 | | the Knights of Columbus, Meals on Wheels, the Food Bank, and | 19 | | the Kiwanis; he was the lead usher and a Eucharistic Minister | 20 | | at St. Paul's Catholic Church; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Jose Velazquez was a man who did not have a mean |
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| 1 | | bone in his body; he was a warm friendly man who made his mark | 2 | | in the world by the basic goodness and generosity of his | 3 | | character; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Jose Velazquez enjoyed traveling with his father, | 5 | | his brothers, and his wife on trips to Venezuela; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jose Velazquez was preceded in death by his wife | 7 | | of 47 years, Eloiza; his siblings, Jose Maria, Lawrence | 8 | | (Loria), Philip, and Anna; and his sister-in-law, Grace; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jose Velazquez is survived by his stepchildren, | 10 | | Saundra Moore, Dennis Moore, La Tonya Wheeler, and Brenda | 11 | | Morris; 22 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; eight | 12 | | great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, and | 13 | | devoted friends, especially Debbie and Marvin Cox; his special | 14 | | friend, Kolleen Assad; and his siblings, Thomas (Linda) and | 15 | | Raphael; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Jose Del Carmen Velazquez and extend our sincere condolences to | 19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Jose Velazquez as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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