Full Text of SR0814 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 Joseph J. "Joe" Davinroy Sr. of | 4 | | Smithton, who passed away on January 21, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Davinroy was born in East St. Louis to Albert | 6 | | and Verena (Zollinger) Davinroy on March 14, 1933; he | 7 | | graduated from Central Catholic High School in East St. Louis | 8 | | and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, installing | 9 | | communication lines; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Joe Davinroy was the owner of A.S. Davinroy P & H | 11 | | Inc.; he belonged to Plumbers Local 360 and served as | 12 | | president of Illinois State P & H Contractors in 1981; he was a | 13 | | lifetime member of the Great Southwestern P & H Contractors | 14 | | Association; he was a founding member of Camp Ondessonk, | 15 | | installing all of the original plumbing, and served on the | 16 | | board of directors for many years; he was a founder and | 17 | | president of the FSH (Freeburg Smithton Hecker) Water | 18 | | Commission; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, During Joe Davinroy's 26 years of retirement, he | 20 | | enjoyed his family farm and raising dahlias, which led to his | 21 | | membership in the Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society; he enjoyed | 22 | | making stained glass windows, lamps, and Christmas gifts for |
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| 1 | | many, along with homemade cookies and candy; he also enjoyed | 2 | | using brass from his plumbing business to make sculptures; he | 3 | | loved to spend his summers going to picnics and playing bingo | 4 | | and spent many years with The Old NewsBoys; he also spent | 5 | | weekends selling glass cleaner at the flea market in | 6 | | Belleville; he was a member of the Smithton Senior Center and | 7 | | enjoyed Monday Night Meals, which included playing cards and | 8 | | fellowship after dinner; he also met a long-time group of | 9 | | friends each Wednesday for breakfast and companionship; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Joe Davinroy loved traveling both within the | 11 | | states, especially to New Orleans to visit family, and abroad, | 12 | | which led to him serving on the board of directors for Golden | 13 | | Frontier; he also served on the board for the San Damiano | 14 | | Retreat Center in Golconda; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Joe Davinroy was preceded in death by his | 16 | | parents; his former wife, Patricia Davinroy; his brother, | 17 | | Albert J. Davinroy; and his sisters, Theresa Weurz and Mary C. | 18 | | Walsh; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Joe Davinroy is survived by his children, Elaine | 20 | | Davinroy, Ann (Christopher) Lintzenich, Joe Davinroy Jr., and | 21 | | John (Debbie) Davinroy; his grandchildren, Phillip (Kathryn) | 22 | | Lintzenich, Jacqueline (Adam) Forsyth, Michael and Alexa | 23 | | Davinroy, and Nick, Chris, and Maddie Jones; and his long-time |
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| 1 | | companion, Jenene Biggerstaff; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Joseph J. "Joe" Davinroy Sr. and extend our sincere | 5 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 6 | | him; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Joe Davinroy as an expression of our | 9 | | deepest sympathy.
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