Bill Text: IL HR0083 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Joseph A. "Joe" Terronez.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-02-10 - Resolution Adopted [HR0083 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0083-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Joseph | ||||||
4 | A. "Joe" Terronez of Silvis, who passed away on January 2, | ||||||
5 | 2021; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Joseph Terronez was born in a boxcar in the | ||||||
7 | Silvis yards to Benito and Felisa Anguiano Terronez on | ||||||
8 | February 15, 1929; he attended Silvis public schools and | ||||||
9 | graduated from United Township High School in 1947; he married | ||||||
10 | Rebecca Herrera on November 6, 1948, and they had 8 children; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, Joseph Terronez worked as a repairman for the | ||||||
13 | International Harvester Company in East Moline for 33 years; | ||||||
14 | he retired in 1984; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Joseph Terronez served the City of Silvis for 30 | ||||||
16 | years; he was elected First Ward alderman to the Silvis City | ||||||
17 | Council in 1963, and he served for 26 years; he then served as | ||||||
18 | mayor for four years from 1989 to 1993; he was the first | ||||||
19 | elected Hispanic mayor in the State of Illinois; during his | ||||||
20 | tenure, he worked tirelessly to rename the 2nd Street in | ||||||
21 | Silvis to Hero Street, USA and establish the Hero Street | ||||||
22 | Memorial Park, a living memorial to the eight Mexican |
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1 | Americans from Hero Street who died during combat in World War | ||||||
2 | II and Korea and all heroes from Silvis; he was dedicated to | ||||||
3 | promoting Hero Street and honoring its heroes; he visited | ||||||
4 | schools and libraries to teach students about Hero Street, | ||||||
5 | sent copies of the Hero Street documentary to libraries and | ||||||
6 | colleges across the country, and gifted copies of the | ||||||
7 | documentary to visiting dignitaries; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Throughout his lifetime, Joseph Terronez was a | ||||||
9 | member of several labor, political, civic, and religious | ||||||
10 | organizations; he was a proud union member and leader of the | ||||||
11 | United Auto Workers (UAW), where he served as union | ||||||
12 | committeeman and played a part in securing better wages, job | ||||||
13 | security, and insurance benefits for union members; he was | ||||||
14 | loyal to the Democratic Party, and he mentored and assisted | ||||||
15 | many Hispanics in winning elections to hold public office in | ||||||
16 | the Quad Cities area; he proudly worked with veterans, and he | ||||||
17 | was an honorary member of the Mexican American Veterans | ||||||
18 | Association (MAVA) and the Hero Street Memorial Committee; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Joseph Terronez received numerous honors and | ||||||
20 | awards at the local, state, and national levels for his | ||||||
21 | accomplishments in labor, politics, and community service, | ||||||
22 | including the Civic Leadership Award in 1985 and the National | ||||||
23 | Hispanic Hero Award presented at the United States Hispanic | ||||||
24 | Annual Leadership Conference in Chicago in 1996; he was named |
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1 | Silvis Hometown Hero and Moonlight Parade Grand Marshal in | ||||||
2 | 2019; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Joseph Terronez was deeply committed to his faith | ||||||
4 | and was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; he | ||||||
5 | enjoyed watching sports, and he was an avid Chicago Cubs and | ||||||
6 | Chicago Bears fan; he also enjoyed participating in special | ||||||
7 | family celebrations, attending his grandchildren's sporting | ||||||
8 | events, visiting family, and walking through the city; he | ||||||
9 | loved Silvis and was known for often saying his strength and | ||||||
10 | pride came from Silvis; he will be deeply missed; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Joseph Terronez was preceded in death by his | ||||||
12 | parents; his wife; his sons, Lencho Terronez and Joseph | ||||||
13 | Sebastian Terronez (infant); his daughter, Barbara Morrow; his | ||||||
14 | sisters, Ezekia, Theresa Sierra, Gabriela Moreno, Jessie | ||||||
15 | Vallejo, Mary Medina, Antonia Perez, and Angela Ayala; his | ||||||
16 | brothers, Alvino Terronez and Guadalupe Terronez; and several | ||||||
17 | in-laws; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Joseph Terronez is survived by his children, | ||||||
19 | Darrell (Cindy) Terronez, Roberta Terronez, Rebecca Terronez, | ||||||
20 | Mary Terronez, and Lydia (Javier) Riojas; his 13 | ||||||
21 | grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; 12 | ||||||
22 | great-great-grandchildren; his brother, Bennie (Belin) | ||||||
23 | Terronez; his sisters, Nellie Munos, Cruz Cervantes, and |
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1 | Delores (Richard) Esparza; therefore, be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
3 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
4 | we mourn the passing of Joseph A. "Joe" Terronez and extend our | ||||||
5 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
6 | and loved him; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to the family of Joseph Terronez as an expression of | ||||||
9 | our deepest sympathy.
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