Bill Text: IL SR1024 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of David S. "Dave" Joseph of East Peoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1024 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR1024-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 David S. "Dave" Joseph of East Peoria, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on April 23, 2022; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dave Joseph was born to Mike and Betty (Tamer) | ||||||
6 | Joseph on June 21, 1943; he was raised on the south side of | ||||||
7 | Peoria, where he worked in his parents' small grocery store; | ||||||
8 | he attended the Spalding Institute in Peoria; he graduated | ||||||
9 | from Bradley University in Peoria, where he was member of | ||||||
10 | Theta Xi Fraternity and formed many lifetime friendships; he | ||||||
11 | married Sharyn L. Allen in Chicago on August 25, 1968; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Dave Joseph pursued a career in real estate; he | ||||||
13 | first worked for a leading Chicago commercial real estate | ||||||
14 | firm, Baird and Warner; his career eventually brought him back | ||||||
15 | to Peoria, where he worked for Commercial National Realty | ||||||
16 | before starting his own firm, David Joseph Realtors | ||||||
17 | Developers; his company evolved over the years, eventually | ||||||
18 | becoming what is known today as The D. Joseph Companies, which | ||||||
19 | has developed or currently owns numerous shopping centers, | ||||||
20 | office complexes, medical facilities, and restaurants | ||||||
21 | throughout Central Illinois and the United States; he was a | ||||||
22 | developer who was ahead of his time and contributed much to the | ||||||
23 | growth of Peoria; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Dave Joseph was deeply committed to his faith; he | ||||||
2 | was a founding and faithful member of St. Sharbel Catholic | ||||||
3 | Maronite Church in Peoria; he was granted the Pontifical Honor | ||||||
4 | of Knight St. Gregory the Great by His Holiness Pope John Paul | ||||||
5 | II on April 23, 1994, recognizing his kindness, his generosity | ||||||
6 | to his church, and his caring for his community and fellow man; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, Dave Joseph lived a quiet life of dedication and | ||||||
9 | unconditional love for his family; his life was filled with | ||||||
10 | love, success, and many good deeds; he will be remembered for | ||||||
11 | being a good man; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Dave Joseph was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
13 | and his brother, Leon; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Dave Joseph is survived by his wife of 53 years, | ||||||
15 | Sharyn; his children, David II (Tressa), Bill (Shelly), Dan | ||||||
16 | (Kelly), Bryan (Olivia), Denise (John) Navetta, and Brad | ||||||
17 | (Sheena); his 22 grandchildren, Connor, Spencer, Alyssa, | ||||||
18 | Christian, David III, Zachary, Natalie, Carmen, Charlie, | ||||||
19 | Maria, Ashley, Blake, Joey, Katie, Annabelle, Brianna, Jack, | ||||||
20 | Gianna, Faith, Johnny, Molly, and Jude; and his brother, | ||||||
21 | Maurice Joseph; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
3 | David S. "Dave" Joseph and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
4 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
5 | further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of Dave Joseph as an expression of our | ||||||
8 | deepest sympathy.
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