Bill Text: IL SR0105 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Daniel C. Felix of Pistakee Highlands.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0105 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0105-Introduced.html
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
| ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Daniel C. Felix of Pistakee Highlands, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on January 5, 2017; and
| ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, Daniel Felix was born in Baraboo, Wisconsin to | ||||||
6 | Charles and Dorothy (Owens) Felix on April 11, 1939; he married | ||||||
7 | Nancy M. Bartnicki at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Chicago | ||||||
8 | on January 16, 1965; he enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve | ||||||
9 | and was stationed at Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville, North | ||||||
10 | Carolina; and
| ||||||
11 | WHEREAS, Daniel Felix opened Felix Auto Sales on Western | ||||||
12 | Avenue near Riverview Park; later, he worked as an | ||||||
13 | over-the-road truck driver with B.A. Railton Co. (Sysco Foods) | ||||||
14 | and spent his entire 32-year career there, retiring in 2001 at | ||||||
15 | the age of 62; and
| ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, Daniel Felix was President of the Pistakee | ||||||
17 | Highlands Community Association, where he was instrumental in | ||||||
18 | getting the roads paved throughout the village; he coordinated | ||||||
19 | numerous picnics, the annual Parade on Wheels, and the winter | ||||||
20 | snow sculpture event; he was a member of the Loyal Order of the | ||||||
21 | Moose and never passed up the opportunity to attend a garage | ||||||
22 | sale; and
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | WHEREAS, Daniel Felix enjoyed refinishing old furniture | ||||||
2 | and attending the Kane County Flea Market to sell his antiques | ||||||
3 | and other goods; he enjoyed going to gun shows and to car shows | ||||||
4 | with his 1923 Ford Model T; he also enjoyed taking his | ||||||
5 | grandsons, their friends, and other children to his second home - | ||||||
6 | the Volo Auto Museum; one of his favorite treasures was his | ||||||
7 | player piano, which he played at parties, entertaining guests | ||||||
8 | and encouraging sing-a-longs; and
| ||||||
9 | WHEREAS, Daniel Felix's greatest joy in life was his two | ||||||
10 | grandsons; he took pride in all of their accomplishments and | ||||||
11 | loved spending time with them; and
| ||||||
12 | WHEREAS, Daniel Felix was preceded in death by his parents, | ||||||
13 | Charles and Dorothy; his brother, Robert (Linda) Felix; his | ||||||
14 | sister, Sandra (Lawrence) Leeke; and his in-laws, Edward and | ||||||
15 | Wanda Bartnicki; and
| ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, Daniel Felix is survived by his wife of nearly 52 | ||||||
17 | years, Nancy; his son, Paul (Kristine); his daughter, Denise; | ||||||
18 | his grandsons, Brody Patrick Felix, and Colin James Felix; his | ||||||
19 | sister, Patricia Hefty; his in-laws, Claudia (James) Sesso, | ||||||
20 | Doris Berry, and Edward (Kathy) Bartnicki; and many nieces and | ||||||
21 | nephews; therefore, be it
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
3 | Daniel C. Felix, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
4 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
5 | further
| ||||||
6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of Daniel Felix as an expression of our | ||||||
8 | deepest sympathy.
|