Full Text of HR0284 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Rockford | 4 | | Alderman Theophelo "Tuffy" Quinonez, who passed away on | 5 | | February 27, 2023; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Tuffy Quinonez was born in Chicago to Tiofilo | 7 | | "Ted" M. and Alberta M. (Martinez) Quinonez on January 31, | 8 | | 1947; he moved to Rockford at the age of five and graduated | 9 | | from West High School in 1965 before attending Lincoln Barber | 10 | | College; he served his country honorably in the United States | 11 | | Army; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, As a successful businessman and strong small | 13 | | business advocate, Tuffy Quinonez was a pillar of his | 14 | | community; he was the founder of the Rockford Area Mexican | 15 | | Business Association and a member of the American Legion, the | 16 | | VFW, the Navy Club, Club Patriotico Mexicano (CPM), Lo Vox | 17 | | Latina, the Latin American Community Organization, the 7th | 18 | | Street VFW in Rockford where he served as a Delegate, the | 19 | | Association of Clubs, and the Broadway Business Association; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Tuffy Quinonez sought to uplift those in his | 22 | | community through public service; he served multiple terms as |
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| 1 | | both a Winnebago County Board Member and most recently as an | 2 | | alderman for Rockford's 11th ward; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Tuffy Quinonez was preceded in death by his | 4 | | mother; his brother, Thomas M. Quinonez; and his | 5 | | sister-in-law, Josephine Carmona; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Tuffy Quinonez is survived by his daughter, | 7 | | Martine (Johnny) Guerrero; his grandchildren, Dominic and | 8 | | Angelino Guerrero; his siblings, Celena Quinonez and Frank | 9 | | Carmona; and numerous other family members; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we mourn the passing of Rockford Alderman Theophelo "Tuffy" | 13 | | Quinonez and extend our sincerest condolences to his family, | 14 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Tuffy Quinonez as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathies.
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