Bill Text: IL SR0255 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Hector Poelvoorde.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0255 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0255-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Hector Poelvoorde Jr. of East Moline, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on April 4, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Hector Poelvoorde was born to Hector Sr. and | ||||||
6 | Bernice (Granet) Poelvoorde in Moline on October 4, 1931; he | ||||||
7 | served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict; he married | ||||||
8 | Joan Malmstrom at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Moline on May | ||||||
9 | 14, 1955; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Hector Poelvoorde worked at Johnson's Sheet Metal | ||||||
11 | and Schebler Company as a journeyman; he spent his retirement | ||||||
12 | years working at the Taxslayer Center and as a school crossing | ||||||
13 | guard for the East Moline school district #37; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Hector Poelvoorde served as a Eucharistic | ||||||
15 | minister for his church; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Hector Poelvoorde enjoyed life when he was | ||||||
17 | surrounded by people and loved sitting outdoors in the warm | ||||||
18 | sun; he spent time in his vegetable garden in the summer and | ||||||
19 | spent countless hours with his family on camping trips; he was | ||||||
20 | a Chicago Cubs fan and had a passion for crossword puzzles and | ||||||
21 | sweets; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Hector Poelvoorde was preceded in death by his | ||||||
2 | parents; his granddaughter, Kayla Jackson; and his siblings, | ||||||
3 | George Poelvoorde, Joyce Kunst, and Pat Nicewanner; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Hector Poelvoorde is survived by his wife of 65 | ||||||
5 | years, Joan; his daughters, Robyn (Jim) Seals, Chris Ward, | ||||||
6 | Michelle (Dean) Springer, Annette Poelvoorde (Jamie | ||||||
7 | Roudabush), and Kelly (Bill) LaFerrara; his 17 grandchildren; | ||||||
8 | and his 27 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
11 | Hector Poelvoorde and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
13 | further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Hector Poelvoorde as an expression | ||||||
16 | of our deepest sympathy.
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