Bill Text: IL SR0648 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Lionel Donald Boisvert of Moline.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-01-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0648 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0648-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 Lionel Donald Boisvert of Moline, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away November 9, 2021; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Lionel Boisvert was born in Peace Dale, Rhode | ||||||
| 6 | Island to Andrew and Marie (Roy) Boisvert on January 7, 1931; | ||||||
| 7 | he joined the U.S. Army on January 7, 1948 at the age of 17; he | ||||||
| 8 | married Ruby Hayes in Springfield, Tennessee on October 19, | ||||||
| 9 | 1951; he served his country for 24 years, retiring with the | ||||||
| 10 | rank of E8 First Sergeant; he served with the 187th Regimental | ||||||
| 11 | Combat Team during the Korean War, parachuting behind enemy | ||||||
| 12 | lines; he served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969 and retired from | ||||||
| 13 | the U.S. Army on November 1, 1970; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, After his service in the U.S. Army, Lionel | ||||||
| 15 | Boisvert obtained an associate degree in accounting and worked | ||||||
| 16 | for John Deere & Company; he retired in 1990 with 17 years of | ||||||
| 17 | service; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Lionel Boisvert was of the Catholic faith; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Lionel Boisvert was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 20 | wife, Ruby; his parents; his son, Timmy Boisvert; his | ||||||
| 21 | daughter, Gail Forsythe; his brothers, Paul, Leo, Alfred, and | ||||||
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| 1 | Bobby Boisvert; and his sisters, Marianna Gardner, Florida | ||||||
| 2 | Cook, Irene Pignoct, and Margaret Stringer; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Lionel Boisvert is survived by his sons, Donald | ||||||
| 4 | (Debra) and Allen Boisvert; his grandchildren, Keith (Marie) | ||||||
| 5 | Wright, Ryan Dopson, Shawn Boisvert, and Nicholas (Allison) | ||||||
| 6 | Boisvert; and his great-grandchildren, Mikalah, Savanna, Lily, | ||||||
| 7 | Keith Jr., and Milo; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | Lionel Donald Boisvert and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 11 | his 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 Lionel Boisvert as an expression of | ||||||
| 15 | our deepest sympathy.
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