Full Text of SR0538 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 Wilfred F. Balmes of North Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on March 13, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Wilfred Balmes served his country as a member of | 6 | | the United States Army during World War II; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Wilfred Balmes was a resident of North Chicago | 8 | | beginning in 1951, founding Balmes Flower Shops and | 9 | | Greenhouses, which continued through 5 generations of family | 10 | | operation; following his retirement, he retired to the hills of | 11 | | Arkansas, where he spent his time enjoying the wildlife and his | 12 | | many friends; he spent the last 3 years at Barton Senior | 13 | | Residences in Zion; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Wilfred Balmes was a 4th degree member of the | 15 | | Knights of Columbus Waukegan Lodge #731; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Wilfred Balmes was preceded in death by John, | 17 | | Francis, Fredrick, Richard and Agnes Walenter; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Wilfred Balmes was the beloved husband of the late | 19 | | Virginia (nee Wirtz); the loving father of Kathleen Scott, the | 20 | | late Michael (Pam), Jeanne Balmes, Julianne (Gary) Gehrig, |
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| 1 | | Peter (Robin), and Wilfred, Jr. (Aleta); the grandfather of | 2 | | Elizabeth (Richard) Hubbard, Jacob (Michele) Balmes, Kathryn | 3 | | Balmes, Anne (Brad) Johnson, Peter (Katie) Gehrig, Drew | 4 | | (Lauren) Gehrig, Sara (Marc) Jackson, Keli (Christopher) | 5 | | Krygowski, and P. Joseph (Connie) Balmes; the | 6 | | great-grandfather of Gwen and Wyatt Balmes, Aidan, Sydney, | 7 | | Christian, and Logan Jackson, Olivia Gehrig, Caleb, Abram, and | 8 | | Noah Krygowski, and Peter Joseph Balmes, III; and the brother | 9 | | of James, Mark, Theresa Crowley, and Mary Ann (Bob) Grum; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Wilfred F. Balmes; and | 14 | | be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Wilfred Balmes as an expression of | 17 | | our sympathy.
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