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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn of the death of Walter T.
 4    Faro of Zion; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Faro was born October 26,  1948  in  Warren,
 6    Ohio; he grew up in Zion, the son of Dan and Amelia Faro; and

 7        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Faro  served  in  Vietnam from 1969-70, in
 8    Company A 2/10, Fifth United States Army, the "First Cavalry"
 9    as a "Tunnel Rat"; he rose  to  the  rank  of  Sergeant;  the
10    honors  he received included: National Defense Service Medal;
11    Bronze Star Medal with "V" (valor) Device; Air Medal; Vietnam
12    Service Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars;  Vietnam  Campaign
13    Medal  with  60  Device;  Combat Infantry Badge; and a Silver
14    Star which was removed because it  had  been  awarded  during
15    combat in Cambodia rather than in Vietnam; and

16        WHEREAS,  In  his  civilian career, he began work in Tool
17    and Die manufacturing and progressed  to  a  Nuclear  Reactor
18    Machinist  on  Hot  sites  and  new machines, Quality Control
19    Expert for order from the United States  government  for  600
20    Bradley  Tanks,  and  Quality  Control  Expert and Government
21    Contract Consultant for various  government  jobs,  including
22    the  United  States Tank Division; in the last ten years, the
23    Veterans Administration and Social Security granted  him  100
24    percent disability; and

25        WHEREAS,  Mr. Faro's passing will be deeply felt by many,
26    especially his wife, Ingrid; his son, Walter Jr.; his father,
27    Dan Faro; his sister, Cheryl Sanchez; and his brothers,  Dan,
28    David, and Michael and their respective families; and

29        WHEREAS,  He was preceded in death by his mother, Amelia;
30    therefore, be it

31        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
 
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 1    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
 2    of Walter T. Faro along with all who knew and loved  him  and
 3    extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and
 4    be it further

 5        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 6    presented to the family of Walter T. Faro as an expression of
 7    our deepest sympathy.