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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Valery Decatoire of |
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| Springfield on Thursday, January 5, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on April 7, 1917, in Springfield to |
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| Leon and Marie Salane Decatoire; he married Rose DiPasquale on |
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| October 17, 1936; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a miner in the Panther Creek Mines, a guard |
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| at the Illiopolis Ordinance Plant, and was a carpenter with |
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| Carpenters Local 16, retiring in 1962; he was the proprietor of |
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| Rosalie's Greenhouse; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a past member of Holy Name Society and a |
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| member of St. Aloysius Church; he enjoyed gardening, especially |
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| planting vegetables and flowers; he loved Christmas and was |
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| fond of very large Christmas trees; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and two |
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| sisters, Yvonne Meidel and Margaret Bambrough; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Valery Decatoire has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Rose; his daughters, Carole |
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| (husband, James R.) Enlow, Rosalie (husband, James W.) |
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| McDermott, Jean (husband, William A.) Spainhour, Nancy |
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| (husband, Merlyn) Hepperly, and Susan Decatoire; his son, |
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| Valery (wife, Bobbie) G. Decatoire; his 17 grandchildren; his |
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| 27 great-grandchildren; and his many nieces, nephews, and |
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| cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Valery Decatoire, and we extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |