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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Thomas R. Yentes of West
4 Peoria on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Yentes was born on March 2, 1947 in Peoria to
6 Robert G. and Katherine L. White Yentes; he married Kathy J.
7 Simms on September 9, 1996 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Mr. Yentes valiantly served his country as a
9 member of the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; he was a
10 member of the East Peoria Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2078,
11 the Peoria American Legion Post 2, and the Peoria AM-VETS Post
12 64; and
 
13     WHEREAS, He worked as a detective with the Peoria County
14 Sheriff's Department for more than 30 years and retired in
15 2001; he was a member of the Peoria Elks Lodge 20, the
16 Chillicothe Sportsman Club, and Forrest Hill United Methodist
17 Church in Peoria; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Yentes has been deeply felt by
19 many, especially his wife, Kathy; his mother, Katherine; his
20 daughters, Christy (and Rob) Martin and Hope (and Brian)
21 Yentes-Enslow; his sister, Sharon (and Eugene) Knoblauch; his
22 brother, Robert (and Judi); and his five grandchildren;
23 therefore, be it
 
24     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
25 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
26 Thomas R. Yentes, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his
27 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
28 further
 
29     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1 presented to the family of Mr. Yentes as an expression of our
2 sincere condolences.