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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 Joseph M. Valdes, Sr., II, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on September 2, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joseph Valdes, Sr., II was born on September 18, | ||||||
| 6 | 1927 in Alton; his parents were Joseph and Amanda (nee | ||||||
| 7 | Fernandes) Valdes, I; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Joseph Valdes, Sr., II served his country as a | ||||||
| 9 | member of the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1955, | ||||||
| 10 | achieving the rank of Airman First Class; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Joseph Valdes, Sr., II was employed as a laborer | ||||||
| 12 | in the wire mill at Laclede Steel in Alton for 30 years until | ||||||
| 13 | his retirement on March 1, 1986; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Joseph Valdes, Sr., II enjoyed improving his home, | ||||||
| 15 | old cars, and animals; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Joseph Valdes, Sr., II was preceded in death by | ||||||
| 17 | his parents; his wife, Verla Orban; and a son, Joseph J. | ||||||
| 18 | Valdes, III; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Joseph Valdes, Sr., II is survived by his | ||||||
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| 1 | children, Louis (Ginny) Valdes, Ralph (Angela) Valdes, John J. | ||||||
| 2 | Valdes, and Janice Valdes Sasik; his grandchildren, Christina | ||||||
| 3 | (Cody) Vannoy, Eric Valdes, Amanda (Quinton) Ebbeler, Brad | ||||||
| 4 | Valdes, Tina (James) Mathenia, Angel (Matt) Greeling, Jospeh | ||||||
| 5 | Valdes, IV, Rafiel Valdes, Brittany Valdes, Cory Valdes, Matt, | ||||||
| 6 | Slagg, Crystal (Scott) Stride, and Mellisa Valdes, and Amie | ||||||
| 7 | Valdes and Rebeeca Sasik; 20 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers | ||||||
| 8 | and a sister-in-law, Alfred Valdes and Fred and Beverly Valdez; | ||||||
| 9 | several nieces and nephews; and his lifetime friend, Dorthy | ||||||
| 10 | Kemp; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 13 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Joseph M. Valdes, Sr., | ||||||
| 14 | II; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Joseph Valdes, Sr., II as an | ||||||
| 17 | expression of our sympathy.
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