Bill Text: IL SR0159 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Augustine Martel of Silvis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR0159 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0159-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Augustine Martel of Silvis, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on February 6, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Augustine Martel was born in East Moline to | ||||||
| 6 | Augustine and Helen Martel on September 20, 1935; he was a high | ||||||
| 7 | school basketball star at Moline High School and received an | ||||||
| 8 | athletic scholarship which allowed him to earn his bachelor's | ||||||
| 9 | degree from the University of Iowa, where he studied art; he | ||||||
| 10 | was a member of Iowa's 1954-1955 and 1955-1956 Final Four | ||||||
| 11 | basketball teams; he served in the United States Army during | ||||||
| 12 | the Korean War and married Mary Boyles in Rock Island in 1956; | ||||||
| 13 | and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Augustine Martel worked for Deere and Company | ||||||
| 15 | until his retirement in 1997; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Augustine Martel was an avid reader of | ||||||
| 17 | biographies, history, and nonfiction books, and enjoyed | ||||||
| 18 | discussing them daily over coffee at home or out with friends; | ||||||
| 19 | he was a lifelong member of the Catholic Church; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Augustine Martel was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 21 | parents; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Augustine Martel is survived by his wife, Mary; | ||||||
| 2 | his children, Greg Martel, Ted (Margie) Martel, Steph (Dan) | ||||||
| 3 | Kopatich, and Stacie (Bob) Smith; his grandchildren, Frances | ||||||
| 4 | Martel, Alexander Martel, Katelyn Kopatich, and Allison | ||||||
| 5 | Kopatich; and his siblings, Dorothy Sotello, Frank (Bonnie) | ||||||
| 6 | Martel, Don (Nancy) Martel, Dick (Frances) Martel, Patty | ||||||
| 7 | (Harold) Hill, Larry Martel, and David Martel; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | Augustine Martel, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 11 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Augustine Martel as an expression of | ||||||
| 15 | our deepest sympathy.
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