Full Text of SR0300 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Pedro Velez of Burlington, Wisconsin, | 4 | | who passed away on April 10, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pedro Velez was born to Octavio Velez and Carmen | 6 | | Lopez Velez in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico on September 11, 1940; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Pedro Velez arrived in the United States when he | 9 | | was 17; he began his journey on the east coast and later moved | 10 | | to Chicago where he would meet his love, Carin; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Pedro Velez married Carin (Malecki) Velez and | 12 | | remained married for over 50 years; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Pedro Velez and his wife later moved to Lake | 14 | | Geneva, Wisconsin where he spent the rest of his life; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Pedro Velez was affectionately known as Bolo, a | 16 | | nickname given to him by his firstborn grandson; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Pedro Velez was an avid dominoes player and was | 18 | | an exceptional gardener and cook; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Pedro Velez was the loving father of William | 2 | | Velez, Amy Velez, John (Vanessa) Velez, Edward (Maggie) Velez, | 3 | | Rebecca (Benjamin Collazo) Velez-Collazo, and Eric Velez, the | 4 | | dearest brother of Roberto Velez, the late Genaro Velez, | 5 | | Octavio (Victor) Velez, the late Carmelina Velez, Jose Antonio | 6 | | Velez, and Ana Celia Velez, the beloved son of the late Octavio | 7 | | and Carmen (Rivera) Velez, the cherished grandfather of | 8 | | Benjamin Collazo, Liliana Velez, Emily Velez, Daniela Velez, | 9 | | Michael Morgan, Lucas Collazo, Charles "Chucky" Castro, and | 10 | | Justin Castro, the fond uncle of many nieces and nephews, and | 11 | | the missed presence of many other relatives and friends; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Pedro Velez and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 16 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Pedro Velez as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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