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093_SR0055
LRB093 11120 KEF 11894 r
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of James T.
4 "Fitz" Fitzgerald of Collinsville on January 27, 2003 at 70
5 years of age; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Fitzgerald was born on December 6, 1932 in
7 Baltimore, Maryland to Edward Michael and Margaret
8 Fitzgerald; he married Joyce Combetto on April 14, 1956; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Fitzgerald was a retired truck driver with
10 the Teamsters, and a Madison County Board member; he was a
11 member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Knights of
12 Columbus 1712, the 4th Degree Assembly 233, and the Dover
13 Boys; he was also a volunteer lifeguard for the YMCA; and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Fitzgerald's death will be deeply felt by
15 his friends and family, especially his wife, Joyce; his three
16 sons, James Timothy (Antoinette) Fitzgerald, Thomas Patrick
17 (Beverly) Fitzgerald, and James Michael Fitzgerald; his
18 daughter, Kelly (Boyd) Bermel; his three brothers, Edward,
19 Joseph, and Nelson Fitzgerald; his sister, Loretta
20 Bohnenstiehl; his mother-in-law, Priscilla Combetto; and his
21 grandchildren, Jamie, Ann and William Fitzgerald, Francesca
22 and Patrick Fitzgerald, and Lauren, Cannady, and Alexandra
23 Bermel; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Fitzgerald was preceded in death by his
25 parents, Edward Michael and Margaret Fitzgerald; and his
26 sister, Margaret Prete; therefore, be it
27 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
28 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
29 James T. "Fitz" Fitzgerald and we extend our sincerest
30 condolences to all who knew and loved him; and be it further
31 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 presented to the family of James T. Fitzgerald with our
2 deepest sympathy.
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