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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Paul Henry Delfs of Waukegan, who passed
4 away on June 20, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born January 31, 1931 in Lake Forest; he
6 married Virginia Bennett on July 11, 1953 in Waukegan; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the
8 United States Air Force; he was a member of Queen of Peace
9 Church, the Waukegan YMCA, an avid gardener, and loved helping
10 his children; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He was retired from the city of Waukegan, after 17
12 years of employment in the Street Department; and
 
13     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his sister, Madeline
14 "Laney" Fields; and his parents; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Virginia; his
16 children, Sharon (Terry) Brisco, Deborah (Keith Pastell)
17 Delfs, Steven (Janet) Delfs, and Gregory (Jessica) Delfs; his
18 grandchildren, Kainna Quill, and Bryan, Blake, and Chelsie
19 Delfs; his great-grandchild, Marissa Quill; his brother,
20 Robert Delfs; and his sisters, Marie Miller and Mary Anne Boyd;

 

 

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1 therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
4 his family and friends, the passing of Paul Delfs; and be it
5 further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Paul Delfs as a symbol of our
8 sincere sympathy.