Full Text of SR1046 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 Mark L. Dames of Joliet, who passed away | 4 | | on February 8, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mark Dames was born to Fred C. and Louise | 6 | | (Wilhemi) Dames on July 19, 1932; he was raised in Joliet; he | 7 | | attended St. John Catholic Grade School and St. Raymond | 8 | | Catholic Grade School; he graduated from Joliet Township High | 9 | | School in 1950; he graduated from Joliet Junior College and | 10 | | Worsham College of Mortuary Science; he served in the U.S. Air | 11 | | Force during the Korean War, serving in Japan and Korea from | 12 | | 1952 to 1956; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Following his military service, Mark Dames went to | 14 | | work with his father and brother at the Fred C. Dames Funeral | 15 | | Home & Crematory; after his father's untimely death in 1962, he | 16 | | and his brother assumed responsibility for the business; he | 17 | | worked as a funeral director until his retirement; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mark Dames was involved in a number of | 19 | | organizations, including the Benevolent and Protective Order | 20 | | of the Elks #296, the Cantigny Post VFW #367, the Harwood Post | 21 | | American Legion #5, the Knights of Columbus Council #4400 as a | 22 | | 4th Degree Knight, and the Illinois Funeral Directors |
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| 1 | | Association, which honored him with a 50-year award; he was a | 2 | | former member of the Knights of Columbus Council #382, the | 3 | | Joliet Noon Lions, and the Exchange Club; he was proud to be | 4 | | selected for a Veterans Honor Flight to Washington D.C. on | 5 | | August 10, 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mark Dames relished spending time with his family; | 7 | | he also enjoyed traveling across the U.S. and overseas | 8 | | alongside his wife, walking and collecting shells on Siesta Key | 9 | | Beach in Florida, eating, drinking, dancing, laughing, and | 10 | | telling jokes; he was known for being able to recall the name | 11 | | and details of everyone he met; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mark Dames was preceded in death by his parents; | 13 | | his sisters, Joan Dames and Marilynn (Ray) Offerman; his | 14 | | brother, Joel L. (Arlene) Dames; and his brothers-in-law, Jerry | 15 | | Orzech and Richard Brady; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Mark Dames is survived by his wife of 59 years, | 17 | | Sharon A. (Healy) Dames; his sons, Jeffrey M. (Tina) Dames, | 18 | | Brian L. (Shelley) Dames, and Fred J. (Theresa) Dames; his | 19 | | daughter, Melissa "Missy" Dames; his grandchildren, Lexie | 20 | | Dames, Jeffrey Dames Jr., Sarah (Nick) Holloway, Shannon | 21 | | (Grant) Simotes, Shaun Dames, Mark Dames, Julia Dames, and | 22 | | Taryn Skoumal; his stepgrandchildren, Heather (Jose) Flores | 23 | | and Joshua Stroh; his step-great-granddaughter, Hailey Wong; |
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| 1 | | and his sisters, Paula Brady and Gervaise Orzech; his numerous | 2 | | nieces, nephews, cousins, special friends, and countless | 3 | | surviving client families; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Mark L. Dames and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 7 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Mark Dames as an expression of our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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