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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were deeply 
3saddened to learn of death of Marie Perez of Aurora, who passed 
4away on June 21, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, She was married to Peter Perez, a local football 
6star and former player for the Chicago Bears, she met him while 
7he was playing semi-pro ball in her hometown of Bethlehem, 
8Pennsylvania; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, She was a veteran of the Woman's Army Corp from 
101944 to 1946; she served as a volunteer at the Holy Angels Food 
11Pantry for 35 years; she was devoted to her Catholic faith; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, She and her husband were most proud of their 
13daughter and five sons, many of whom went to work for local 
14police and fire departments; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter; 
16her parents, Mary (Horvath) and Mike Rogacs; and her brothers, 
17Joseph and Gaza Rogacs; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, She is survived by her children, Peter (Cindy) 
19Perez, Michael (Jill) Perez, Patrick (Terrie) Perez, Marsha 
20(Perez) (Stuart) Green, Paul (Kara) Perez, and Matthew (Traci) 
 
 
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1Perez; her grandchildren, Pete, Lisa, Ashley, Paige, Brian 
2Michael, Stephan, Gabriel, Nathaniel, Paris, Anthony, and 
3Andrea; her sister, Elizabeth (Gil) Leesburgh; her brother, 
4Louis (Josephine) Rogacs; and many nieces and nephews; 
5therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
8Marie Perez, and we extend our sincere condolences to her 
9family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
10further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to her family as an expression of our deepest 
13sympathy.