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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 Richard "Vic" Gonzales of Alton, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on February 12, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Richard Gonzales was born on October 8, 1934, in | ||||||
| 6 | San Felipe, Mexico, to Atanacio and Reyes (Carmona) Gonzales; | ||||||
| 7 | he served in the U.S Army from 1957-1959 and was a member of | ||||||
| 8 | St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; he retired from Amoco Oil | ||||||
| 9 | Company as a pipefitter; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Richard Gonzales volunteered for the Red Cross | ||||||
| 11 | beginning in 1995 and was Volunteer of the Year; he was one of | ||||||
| 12 | the first disaster volunteers to respond to the September 11 | ||||||
| 13 | tragedy; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Richard Gonzales was dedicated to his community | ||||||
| 15 | and his family; he was the grand marshal of the Alton Halloween | ||||||
| 16 | parade in 1998; he enjoyed coaching many youth recreational | ||||||
| 17 | sports teams and was an avid Chicago Cubs and Bears fan; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Richard Gonzales was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 19 | parents; his sister, Consuelo Gonzales; his brothers, John, | ||||||
| 20 | Peter, and Joseph Gonzales; and his niece, Theresa Gonzales; | ||||||
| 21 | and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Richard Gonzales is survived by his siblings, | ||||||
| 2 | Frank Gonzales, Juanita Cruz, Felix Gonzales, Herman Gonzales, | ||||||
| 3 | and Tony Gonzales; his sister-in-law, Loretta Gonzales; his | ||||||
| 4 | nieces and nephews, Margaret Clark, Michael Cruz, Daniel Cruz, | ||||||
| 5 | Connie St. Peters, Julie Weiner, Ken Cruz, Leonard Gonzales, | ||||||
| 6 | Raymond Gonzales, Christina Gebben, Tom Gonzales, Nancy | ||||||
| 7 | Gonzales, Phil Gonzales, David Gonzales, Jennifer McCullough, | ||||||
| 8 | and Reyes Mosley; and his numerous great-nieces and nephews; | ||||||
| 9 | therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Richard Gonzales, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Richard Gonzales as an expression of | ||||||
| 17 | our deepest sympathy.
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