Full Text of SR1640 99th 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 Don "Chico" Fernandes of Jacksonville, | 4 | | who passed away on March 1, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Don Fernandes was born on September 1, 1935 in | 6 | | Jacksonville; his parents were Walter and Abbie Drake | 7 | | Fernandes; he married Gail Urheim on June 16, 1956 at St. | 8 | | Cletus Church in LaGrange; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Don Fernandes was a 1953 graduate of Jacksonville | 10 | | High School; he was the longtime owner of the Baptist | 11 | | Electronic Supply Company and was proud of the significant | 12 | | business relationships he built throughout his career; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Don Fernandes was a member of the Jacksonville | 14 | | Country Club and a lifetime member of the Jacksonville Elks | 15 | | Lodge; he enjoyed his days at the Elks Club, winning games of | 16 | | gin rummy and exchanging witty banter with his many friends; he | 17 | | also enjoyed golf, traveling the world, spending winters in | 18 | | Texas, and spending time with his family; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Don Fernandes was preceded in death by his parents | 20 | | and his brothers, Walter, Edward, Harold, Stanley, Jimmie, | 21 | | Billie, and Robert; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Don Fernandes is survived by his wife, Gail; his | 2 | | children, Don (Ann) Fernandes, Patty McCabe, Susie Pennell, | 3 | | Julie (Jay) McNichols, and Mike (Kelly) Fernandes; his | 4 | | grandchildren, Jennifer Fernandes, Tyler McCabe, Jessica | 5 | | (Chris) Smyth, Rachel (Matt) McGuire, Blake Surratt, Logan | 6 | | McNichols, Emily McNichols, Alex Fernandes, and Kylie | 7 | | Fernandes; his great-grandchildren; and his siblings, | 8 | | Catherine Ward and Richard (Barb) Fernandes; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Don "Chico" Fernandes; | 12 | | and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Don Fernandes as an expression of | 15 | | our sympathy.
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