Full Text of SR1722 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 Antonio W. "Tony" Ferris of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on March 29, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Antonio Ferris was born on June 25, 1939 in | 6 | | Peoria; his parents were Frederick and Cecelia | 7 | | Williams-Ferris; he married Nayibe "Naya" Salomon on December | 8 | | 10, 1960 in North Tonawanda, New York; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Antonio Ferris grew up in Peoria on First Street | 10 | | in a house that was connected to Ferris Market, the family | 11 | | grocery store; he graduated from Spalding High School in 1958; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Antonio Ferris served in the United States Army | 14 | | Reserve for six years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Antonio Ferris worked at Komatsu Mining System as | 16 | | a welder for 34 years until his retirement in 1998; he also | 17 | | worked as a mechanic for Travis and Egolf Cadillac and was a | 18 | | committeeman for the International Brotherhood Boiler Makers | 19 | | Union; following his retirement, he loved spending his time as | 20 | | a volunteer at Proctor Hospital and at local prisons | 21 | | ministering to inmates; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Antonio Ferris was a loyal and active member of | 2 | | the Men's Itoo Society; he was actively involved in the St. | 3 | | Thomas Catholic Church Men's Club, serving as treasurer; he led | 4 | | the fundraising efforts for the church with Casino Nights, fish | 5 | | frys, and other events for many years; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Antonio Ferris enjoyed fishing with his family and | 7 | | friends and playing cards in his long-standing Sunday game; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Antonio Ferris was preceded in death by his wife, | 9 | | Nayibe; his parents; his brother, Larry; and his son, Phillip; | 10 | | and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Antonio Ferris is survived by his children, Denise | 12 | | Ferris (Chan-li Lin), Frederick Ferris, and Kevin (Danielle) | 13 | | Ferris; his grandchildren, Kylie Ferris, Abigayle Plutz, and | 14 | | Vincent Phillip Ferris, with another on the way; and his | 15 | | sisters, Susan Salomon and Jeannie Ferris; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 18 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Antonio W. "Tony" | 19 | | Ferris; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Antonio Ferris as an expression of | 2 | | our sympathy.
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