SR1331 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Martin L. Parisot of Moline, who passed away on July 24, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Martin Parisot was born in Leland to Louis Parisot and Stella (Zuber) Parisot on April 6, 1921; he graduated from Somonauk Community High School; he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, where he was B-17 bomber tail gunner until his plane was shot down over Germany; he was a Prisoner of War in Stalag 17B in Austria for 21 months; he was awarded the European Theater Operations Medal with six bronze stars and discharged as a technical sergeant after three years of service; he earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1949; he completed additional graduate work at the University of Dayton, Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa; he married Evelyn Maginn in Newton on October 14, 1950; and

WHEREAS, Martin Parisot worked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio; he then worked at the Rock Island Arsenal, where he retired in 1976 as chief of the Product Engineering Division of Rodman Laboratory; and

WHEREAS, Martin Parisot was an active member of St. Pius X Church in Rock Island and the Western Illinois Chapter of American Ex-Prisoners of War; he was the former president of the Blackhawk Chapter of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers; he enjoyed restoring farm equipment, woodworking, gardening, photography, pottery, coin collecting, golfing, playing cards, and working on stained glass; and

WHEREAS, Martin Parisot was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Heloise Parisot and Rita Parisot; and his brothers, Leo Parisot and Paul (Ethel) Parisot; and

WHEREAS, Martin Parisot is survived by his wife, Evelyn; his children, Marilyn Gairns, David (Anne) Parisot, Carol (Gary) McCormick, Janis (David) Hult, Lisa Gaeta, Brenda (Dennis) Means, and Kevin (Kathleen) Parisot; his grandchildren, Alexandra Parisot, Kristyn (Scott) Bair, Erin (Chad) Schmidt, Erik (Abigail) Hult, Andrea (Tyler) Maas, Kaleb Hult, Eli Gaeta, Owen Means, Zoe Means, Ryan Parisot, Megan Parisot, Shannon Parisot, Brendan Parisot, Colin Parisot, and Aidan Parisot; and his great-grandchildren, Arthur Bair, Martin Bair, Emmett Bair, Sylvia Schmidt, Rosalie Schmidt, and Genevieve Hult; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Martin L. Parisot and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Martin Parisot as an expression of our deepest sympathy.