Full Text of SR0159 100th 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 Augustine Martel of Silvis, who passed | 4 | | away on February 6, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Augustine Martel was born in East Moline to | 6 | | Augustine and Helen Martel on September 20, 1935; he was a high | 7 | | school basketball star at Moline High School and received an | 8 | | athletic scholarship which allowed him to earn his bachelor's | 9 | | degree from the University of Iowa, where he studied art; he | 10 | | was a member of Iowa's 1954-1955 and 1955-1956 Final Four | 11 | | basketball teams; he served in the United States Army during | 12 | | the Korean War and married Mary Boyles in Rock Island in 1956; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Augustine Martel worked for Deere and Company | 15 | | until his retirement in 1997; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Augustine Martel was an avid reader of | 17 | | biographies, history, and nonfiction books, and enjoyed | 18 | | discussing them daily over coffee at home or out with friends; | 19 | | he was a lifelong member of the Catholic Church; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Augustine Martel was preceded in death by his | 21 | | parents; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Augustine Martel is survived by his wife, Mary; | 2 | | his children, Greg Martel, Ted (Margie) Martel, Steph (Dan) | 3 | | Kopatich, and Stacie (Bob) Smith; his grandchildren, Frances | 4 | | Martel, Alexander Martel, Katelyn Kopatich, and Allison | 5 | | Kopatich; and his siblings, Dorothy Sotello, Frank (Bonnie) | 6 | | Martel, Don (Nancy) Martel, Dick (Frances) Martel, Patty | 7 | | (Harold) Hill, Larry Martel, and David Martel; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Augustine Martel, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Augustine Martel as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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