Full Text of SR0132 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 Ronnie Haddad of River Forest, who | 4 | | passed away in July 2019, at the age of 78; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronnie Haddad was a lifelong Chicagoan; he served | 6 | | in the U.S. Army; he was a father of five children; he was | 7 | | known as "The Ram"; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ronnie Haddad was a creative entrepreneur and | 9 | | founder of Triple R Publications, Midwest News, Pizza City, | 10 | | and Haddad's Old Fashions; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ronnie Haddad was a family advocate to St. Jude's | 12 | | Memorial Hospital; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ronnie Haddad was the owner of the racehorses | 14 | | Strike of Dawn, Hierarchy, and Magazine Man; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ronnie Haddad was a talented musician who loved | 16 | | to play the guitar and sing; he was a band member of The | 17 | | Bel-airs, the Crystal Ship, and the Time Travelers Trio; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ronnie Haddad was known for his belief that a | 19 | | good life and good food went hand in hand; from clams casino to |
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| 1 | | his mother's Lebanese Rosen lubi, he ate and lived well; he was | 2 | | also a devoted Rams fan, whether the team was based in St. | 3 | | Louis or Los Angeles; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ronnie Haddad was said to be the funniest dad in | 5 | | all of River Forest; he played a central role in his children's | 6 | | lives and coached all five of his kids in baseball and | 7 | | softball; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ronnie Haddad was a self-described optimist; he | 9 | | approached life with a sense of levity and an endless supply of | 10 | | laughter and light; he will be remembered for possessing a | 11 | | heart of gold; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ronnie Haddad was the loving dog owner of Sheik, | 13 | | Domino, Buffy, Pugsly, Cody, Amir, Lady, and Ajeebi; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ronnie Haddad was the son of Nimer Haddad and Ada | 15 | | Maloof; the brother of Rosemary and Robert; the husband of | 16 | | Priscilla Earsom; the father of Ron, Michael, Autumn, Vincent, | 17 | | and Vanessa; and the partner of June Fontana; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Ronnie Haddad and extend our sincere condolences to his | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Ronnie Haddad as an expression of | 4 | | our deepest sympathy.
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