|
|
|
|
SR0627 |
|
LRB094 19418 RAH 55122 r |
|
|
| 1 |
| SENATE RESOLUTION
|
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
| 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of William P. Portell of Hobe |
| 4 |
| Sound, Florida, on January 23, 2006; and
|
| 5 |
| WHEREAS, William P. Portell was born on April 29, 1928, in |
| 6 |
| Granite City; he married Julia Hudgens on November 11, 1950; |
| 7 |
| and
|
| 8 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Portell was a roll grinder for Granite City |
| 9 |
| Steel for 35 years and later was employed at the Madison County |
| 10 |
| Courthouse as a bailiff for 15 years; he was a U.S. Army |
| 11 |
| veteran serving during Lorian Conflict; and
|
| 12 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of William P. Portell has been felt by |
| 13 |
| many, especially his wife, Julia, nee Hudgens, Portell; his |
| 14 |
| son, Robert (Roxanne) Portell and his children, Sarah and |
| 15 |
| Caitlin; his daughters, Donna (Mike) Cobb and her children, |
| 16 |
| Lona (Bass) Maali and Nathan Fonville, Dawn (Edward) Sturgeon |
| 17 |
| and her children, Holly Valente and Brooke Sanders, Diane |
| 18 |
| Carter and her child, Stephen Carter, Denise (Mike) Derner, and |
| 19 |
| Darla Portell and child, Ella; his brothers, Richard Portell |
| 20 |
| and Harold Portell; and his sisters, Hilda Melton, Rose |
| 21 |
| Wohlstadter, and Dolores McCullough; and
|
| 22 |
| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Vincent |
| 23 |
| and Victoria, nee Coleman, Portell; his son, William Paul |
| 24 |
| Portell Jr.; his brothers, Robert, Don, and Willard Portell; |
| 25 |
| and his sisters, Angela Buehler and Jeanne Luehmann; therefore, |
| 26 |
| be it
|
| 27 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
| 28 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 29 |
| William P. Portell, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his |
| 30 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |