Bill Text: IL SR0470 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Peter John Pasquel of Peoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0470 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0470-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 Peter John Pasquel of Peoria, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on July 30, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Peter Pasquel was born in Peoria on May 9, 1940 | ||||||
6 | and adopted by Helene (Stenstrom) and George O. Pasquel; he | ||||||
7 | attended the primary school at St. Thomas parish and the | ||||||
8 | Spalding Academy; he received his Bachelor of Arts from | ||||||
9 | Bradley University and served in the Illinois National Guard | ||||||
10 | for six years, with active duty on the streets of Chicago | ||||||
11 | during the tumultuous 1960s; he married Rose Marie Ramos on | ||||||
12 | April 11, 1964; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Peter Pasquel worked at George O. Pasquel Co., a | ||||||
14 | wholesale commercial food and equipment business, for | ||||||
15 | approximately 60 years; he was an extraordinary salesman, and | ||||||
16 | there was no customer, large or small, who did not get his full | ||||||
17 | attention; his work was his joy, his love, and his hobby; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Peter Pasquel was a devoted community activist | ||||||
19 | and served on several non-profit boards, including the OSF | ||||||
20 | HealthCare Foundation and the Center for the Prevention of | ||||||
21 | Abuse; he served on the commissions for several sheriffs and | ||||||
22 | was honored to be inducted into the African American Hall of |
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1 | Fame Museum in Peoria; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Peter Pasquel enjoyed the adventurous traveling | ||||||
3 | options his wife planned and will be remembered as a man who | ||||||
4 | certainly delighted in the good life; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Peter Pasquel is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
6 | children, Maria (Daniel) Whitson, Melanie (Rick) Picl, | ||||||
7 | Kristine Pasquel, and Amy Donovan; his grandchildren, Rowena | ||||||
8 | and Fiona Whitson, Hannah, Gabriella, and Isabella Hernandez, | ||||||
9 | Sophia (Samuel) Olson, and Mallory Picl; and his | ||||||
10 | brother-in-law, Phil (Diana) Ramos, and their children, Heidi, | ||||||
11 | Jon, Alicia, Jason, Eric, and Phillip; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
14 | Peter John Pasquel and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
15 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
16 | further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Peter Pasquel as an expression of | ||||||
19 | our deepest sympathy.
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