Full Text of SR0831 96th General Assembly
SR0831 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Edward J. Powers of Sugar Grove, who | 4 |
| passed away on May 1, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward Powers was born on November 29, 1937 in | 6 |
| Albany, New York; he was raised in Oak Park and graduated from | 7 |
| Fenwick High School; he then graduated from St. Regis | 8 |
| University in Denver, Colorado with an economics degree; and
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| WHEREAS, After fulfilling his military obligation, Edward | 10 |
| Powers joined Clow Corporation in Chicago, where he was | 11 |
| employed for 25 years; after being transferred for several | 12 |
| years around the Midwest, he settled his family in Aurora; in | 13 |
| 1985, he began his career as owner and president of PowerSeal | 14 |
| Pipeline, an internationally-recognized manufacturer of | 15 |
| pipeline fittings based in Wichita Falls, Texas; he remained | 16 |
| actively involved in PowerSeal until his death; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward Powers was an active member of Holy Angels | 18 |
| Parish for 30 years; he was a loyal supporter of Fenwick High | 19 |
| School, Marmion Academy, Rosary High School, and Catholic | 20 |
| education; he was a Prestbury board member for over 7 years and | 21 |
| a 50-year member of the American Water Works Association and | 22 |
| other industry related organizations; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward Powers was preceded in death by his | 2 |
| parents, James and Kathryn (Nash) Powers; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward Powers is survived by his wife, Mary | 4 |
| (Fitzsimmons) Powers; his children, Jim (Janene) Powers, Cate | 5 |
| (Tom) Hickey, Brian (Janet) Powers, Patrick (Andrea) Powers, | 6 |
| and Sean Powers; 11 grandchildren, Samantha, Jack, and Patrick | 7 |
| Hickey, Brendan and Joe Powers, Jack and Daniella Powers, and | 8 |
| Maria Isabel, Camila, Nash, and Sean Powers; his sister, Carol | 9 |
| Blonquist; his brothers, Ken Powers and Jim Powers; and his | 10 |
| many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Edward J. Powers; and be | 14 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the family of Edward Powers as an expression of | 17 |
| our sympathy.
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