Full Text of SR1016 097th 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
Edward Peters of Aurora, who passed away | 4 | | on November 22, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edward Peters was born in Aurora; his parents were | 6 | | Fred and Lillian (Poss) Peters; he married Jane Ann Feiden on | 7 | | June 18, 1949; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Edward Peters was a member of the United States | 9 | | Navy and traveled to all areas of the South Pacific as a | 10 | | signalman on a 5-man amphibious landing craft; he was also | 11 | | involved in the first wave to hit the beach at Okinawa on | 12 | | Easter morning, April 1, 1945 while aboard the USS Caswell; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Edward Peters was the owner and operator of Ed | 14 | | Peters Realty for many years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Edward Peters was a lifetime member and color | 16 | | guard for the Montgomery VFW Post 7452; he was a member of the | 17 | | Luxemburger Club and the Lucky 50 Club; he also served as | 18 | | President of the Serra Club and was a lifetime parishioner of | 19 | | St. Nicholas Church; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Edward Peters enjoyed fishing with his family and |
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| 1 | | friends on Lake Delevan for many years; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Edward Peters was preceded in death by his | 3 | | parents; his sister, Rita (Don) West; and his nephew, Mike | 4 | | West; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Edward Peters is survived by his wife, Jane Ann | 6 | | (Feiden); his children, Sheila (Dave) White, Father Dan Peters, | 7 | | Jo (Mike) Klein, Diane (Brad) Hansen, Fred (Beth) Peters, and | 8 | | Greg (Ellen) Peters; his nephew, Steve (Holly) West; his 23 | 9 | | grandchildren; and his 23 great-grandchildren; therefore, be | 10 | | it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 | | his family and friends, the passing of Edward Peters; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Edward Peters as an expression of | 17 | | our sympathy.
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