Full Text of SR1081 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Patrick J. "Pat" VandeKerckhove of | 4 | | Moline, who passed away on June 18, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pat VandeKerckhove was born to Albert and Loretta | 6 | | (DeWaganaere) VandeKerckhove in Moline on December 13, 1942; | 7 | | he married Karen Smith at Sacred Heart Church in Moline on May | 8 | | 18, 1968; he served in the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in | 9 | | Ethiopia; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Pat VandeKerckhove worked as a letter carrier for | 11 | | the Moline Post Office; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Pat VandeKerckhove was a member of Sacred Heart | 13 | | Church in Moline, where he served as an usher; he was a past | 14 | | chief ranger of the Catholic Order of Foresters Sacred Heart | 15 | | Court 651 and past member of Boy Scout Troop 109, where he | 16 | | earned the Arrow Of Light badge; he was also a member of the | 17 | | Moline Activity Center, the Ex Servicemen's Camp, the Moline | 18 | | American Legion, the Center for Belgium Culture, the Moline | 19 | | Elks Club, the Friends Circle Club, and the Moline Post Office | 20 | | Union; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Pat VandeKerckhove enjoyed golfing, playing |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Pat VandeKerckhove was preceded in death by his | 3 | | parents and his brother, Robert; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Pat VandeKerckhove is survived by his wife, | 5 | | Karen; his children, Thomas (Kristy) VandeKerckhove and | 6 | | Michele (Tim) Smith; his grandchildren, Daniel Smith, Isaac | 7 | | Smith, Aiden VandeKerckhove, and Drew VandeKerckhove; his | 8 | | sister, Nancy Prouty; and his brother, Michael (Carole) | 9 | | VandeKerckhove; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Patrick J. "Pat" VandeKerckhove and extend our sincere | 13 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 14 | | him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Pat VandeKerckhove as an expression | 17 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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