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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Peter D. Flament, who passed away on |
4 | | February 13, 2018; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Peter Flament was born at home in Waukegan to |
6 | | Peter and Helen Flament on January 2, 1927; in school, he |
7 | | participated in gym class boxing matches and set pins at the |
8 | | neighborhood bowling alley after school; he graduated with the |
9 | | Class of 1944; after graduation, he enlisted in the United |
10 | | States Navy and completed boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval |
11 | | Base; after training to be an engine mechanic/boiler maker, he |
12 | | joined the USS Montpelier and immediately went to war; in the |
13 | | days after the Pacific conflict ended, the USS Montepelier made |
14 | | port in Japan and aided in the rescue of Allied Prisoners of |
15 | | War; he was one of the first American troops to witness the |
16 | | devastation of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima; he married Dorothy |
17 | | on August 27, 1949; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Upon his honorable discharge from the Navy, Peter |
19 | | Flament was accepted into the Local 93 Plumbers Union and |
20 | | became a skilled tradesman; he honed his skills by constructing |
21 | | two homes, building solid oak furniture, and completing |
22 | | numerous repairs for family, neighbors, and friends; and
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1 | | WHEREAS, Peter Flament gave much of his time to his church |
2 | | and was a proud volunteer at Vista East Hospital for many |
3 | | years; he was generous with his knowledge and, through his own |
4 | | examples, passed down the value of "self reliance"; he will be |
5 | | greatly missed; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Peter Flament was preceded in death by his |
7 | | parents; his sister, Jean Anderson; and his son, Howard; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Peter Flament is survived by his wife, Dorothy; |
9 | | his daughters, Ruthann (Keith) Hoffman and Mary Jane (Peter) |
10 | | Garcia; his sons, Richard (JoAnn) and Michael; his |
11 | | grandchildren, Patrick (Mara) and Elizabeth Garcia and Brad |
12 | | (Rachel), Brian (Janel), and Alex Flament; his |
13 | | great-grandchildren, Brody and Presley Flament and Jonas and |
14 | | Julian Garcia; his sister, Mary Ann (George) Shwaiko; and his |
15 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
18 | | Peter D. Flament and extend our sincere condolences to his |
19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
20 | | further
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21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
22 | | presented to the family of Peter Flament as an expression of |