Full Text of SR1443 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Pedro D. "Pete" Ortiz, Jr. of East | 4 | | Moline, who passed away on December 20, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pedro Ortiz was born in El Paso, Texas on January | 6 | | 15, 1921 to Pedro and Rosanda (nee Delgado) Ortiz, Sr.; he | 7 | | served as an armed guard in the United States Navy during World | 8 | | War II and married Suzanna Gomez in Fort Madison, Iowa on June | 9 | | 13, 1949; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Pedro Ortiz worked as a body man at the former | 11 | | Warren Chevrolet in East Moline and at Reynolds Ford; he | 12 | | retired from the former International Harvester in 1981; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Pedro Ortiz was a member of St. Anne Parish; he | 14 | | was a Life Member of the VFW 8890; he was a self-taught | 15 | | musician and played the drums with local and traveling bands; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Pedro Ortiz was preceded in death by his parents; | 18 | | his siblings, Mary Martinez, Hope Martinez, Ceta Lopez, Frank | 19 | | Ortiz, and Esther Guzman; and his daughter, Nancy Rose; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Pedro Ortiz is survived by his wife of 66 years, |
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| 1 | | Suzanna; his children, Patricia (Gregory) Ramirez, David | 2 | | Ortiz, and Michael Ortiz; his 6 grandchildren; his 7 | 3 | | great-grandchildren; and his great-great-grandson; therefore, | 4 | | be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Pedro D. "Pete" Ortiz, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences | 8 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 9 | | it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Pedro Ortiz as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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