Bill Text: IL SR0398 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Raymond Watt.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0398 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0398-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 Raymond Vincent "Ray" Watt, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on June 26, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ray Watt was born to Raymond Henry and Mary | ||||||
6 | (Egerton) Watt on August 28, 1930; he served in the U.S. Army | ||||||
7 | during the Korean War; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Ray Watt was a 75-year member of the Carpenter's | ||||||
9 | Union Local 47/97; he was also an active member of St. Jude | ||||||
10 | Catholic Church; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Ray Watt was very excited to participate in a | ||||||
12 | recent Honor Flight; he was always willing to help anyone with | ||||||
13 | a carpentry project; he especially enjoyed fishing at Table | ||||||
14 | Rock Lake and fishing trips to Canada with his son, Ray; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Ray Watt was preceded in death by his sister, | ||||||
16 | Helen Palecek and her husband, Al Palecek; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Ray Watt was the beloved husband of Catherine | ||||||
18 | Rocco Watt for nearly 68 years; the dear father of Ray (Trudy) | ||||||
19 | Watt, Tom (Margaret) Watt, Teresa (Tom) Carroll, and Tim | ||||||
20 | (Nancy) Watt; the proud grandfather of Ray (Lena VanMeeteren) |
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1 | Watt, Elizabeth (Chris) Wiegert, Michelle (Aaron Docter) Watt, | ||||||
2 | Thomas (Bridget) Watt, Amanda (Thomas) Herbst, John Carroll, | ||||||
3 | and Brian Carroll; the proud great-grandfather of Luca Watt, | ||||||
4 | Lucy Wiegert, William Wiegert, and Brian Wiegert; and the | ||||||
5 | cherished friend to many; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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8 | Raymond Vincent "Ray" Watt and extend our sincere
condolences | ||||||
9 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be | ||||||
10 | it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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12 | presented to the family of Ray Watt as an expression of
our | ||||||
13 | deepest sympathy.
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