Full Text of SR0588 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 Henry Bernal Saenz of Alton, who passed | 4 | | away on September 30, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Henry Saenz was born on July 7, 1924 in Las | 6 | | Cruces, New Mexico to Marcos and Alice (nee Bernal) Saenz; he | 7 | | served in the United States Army Air Corps as a radio operator | 8 | | from 1943 to 1945; he married Jo Alice Barnerd on July 11, 1945 | 9 | | in Wichita Falls, Texas; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Henry Saenz ran the family owned Barleff's | 11 | | Menswear in Alton from December 1946 until January 2012; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Henry Saenz was a lifetime member of the Veterans | 13 | | of Foreign Wars Post #1308, the American Legion, the Alton | 14 | | Eagles Lodge Foe No.254, and the Alton Knights of Columbus | 15 | | #460; he was charter member of the Alton Exchange, where he | 16 | | served as former District President and former National | 17 | | President; he was also a member of the North Alton Godfrey | 18 | | Business Council, the Riverbend Growth Association, the Alton | 19 | | Wood River Sportsman's Club, the Junior Achievement, and was | 20 | | instrumental in the incorporation of Godfrey Township; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Henry Saenz was an avid golfer and enjoyed |
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| 1 | | "hitting the links"; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Henry Saenz was preceded in death by his wife, Jo; | 3 | | his parents; his son, Brian Henry Saenz; and his sister, Alice | 4 | | Mae Rodriquez; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Henry Saenz is survived by his daughter, Diane | 6 | | Saenz; his sons, Marc B. Saenz and James E. (Melissa) Saenz; | 7 | | his grandchildren, Regan (Cindy) Jones, Ian (fiancee Jeanne) | 8 | | Jones, Jennifer (Andy) Dykeman, Stephanie (Steve) Bauer, | 9 | | Rebecca (Mike) Elliott, Brian (Kristen) Saenz, Rachel | 10 | | (Brandon) Waters, Jessica (Ike) Ruedin, Matthew Saenz, and | 11 | | Megan Saenz; his great-grandchildren, Kegan, Lukas, and Quinn | 12 | | Jones, Tanner Schaefer, Liam and Adaela Jones, Samantha and | 13 | | Sarah Bauer, Elizabeth Foster, Samantha Elliott, Dillon and | 14 | | Henry Ruedin, Madeline and Catherine Saenz, and Eli and Simon | 15 | | Waters; his sister, Ernestine Chavarria; and his brothers, | 16 | | Adolpho, Marcos, Daniel, Samuel, William, and Carl Saenz; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Henry Bernal Saenz, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Henry Saenz as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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