Full Text of SR1151 101st 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 Joseph Mason "Joe" Alwan Sr. of Peoria, | 4 | | who passed away on May 3, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Alwan Sr. was born in Itoo, Lebanon to Mason | 6 | | and Nabeha Alwan on September 12, 1935; he married Aminee Awada | 7 | | in Peoria on January 11, 1966; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Joe Alwan Sr. co-founded Alwan Brothers Meat | 9 | | Company in Peoria in 1955; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Joe Alwan Sr. was devoted to his faith; he was a | 11 | | member of St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church in Peoria and | 12 | | St. Philomena Catholic Church in Peoria; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Joe Alwan Sr. was known as a hardworking, | 14 | | gregarious, honest, and compassionate man; he loved his family, | 15 | | and they were everything to him, especially his grandchildren; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Joe Alwan Sr. is survived by his wife, Aminee; his | 18 | | sons, Joseph Jr., Christopher (Kim), and Patrick (MaryBeth); | 19 | | his daughter, Michelle Alwan; his seven grandchildren, Mason | 20 | | Alwan, Caitlin Alwan, Matthew Alwan, Joey Alwan III, John |
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| 1 | | Alwan, Abraham Alwan, and Luke Alwan; his brothers, Jim and | 2 | | William Alwan; his sister, Laurice Alwan; and his three | 3 | | step-grandchildren, Kate, Maggie, and Grace Scooler; | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Joseph Mason "Joe" Alwan Sr. 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 Joe Alwan Sr. as an expression of | 12 | | our deepest sympathy.
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