SR1489 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Edmund J. Joseph of East Peoria, who passed away on October 4, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Edmund Joseph was born on July 16, 1924 in Peoria; his parents were Nelson and Labeba (nee Mrad) Joseph; he married Mary Jane Corey on July 12, 1960; and

WHEREAS, Edmund Joseph served his country as a member of the United States Army from 1943 to 1946; and

WHEREAS, Edmund Joseph worked at his family's grocery store, Joseph's Brothers Market, for his entire life until he retired and the store was sold in 1986; and

WHEREAS, Edmund Joseph was a member of St. Monica's Catholic Church in East Peoria, the Itoo Society, the Knights of Columbus, and Ducks Unlimited; and

WHEREAS, Edmund Joseph was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Joe Joseph; and

WHEREAS, Edmund Joseph is survived by his wife, Mary Jane; 3 children, Pamela (Dan) Kouri, Tammy Joseph, and Debra (Marcus) Weeks; and 6 grandchildren, Dan, Jr., Jennifer, Joseph, and Louis Kouri, and Jacqueline and Joseph Weeks; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Edmund J. Joseph; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Edmund Joseph as an expression of our sympathy.