Full Text of HR0143 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to
learn of the passing of | 4 | | Roumanos "Ray" Faddoul Khoury of Washington, and wish
to honor | 5 | | his life and pay tribute to a very special man; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ray Khoury was born in Aitou, Lebanon to Faddoul | 7 | | and Mary (Trad) Khoury on August 21, 1940; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ray Khoury married Sadie on November 21,
1967 and | 9 | | they raised seven successful children; he was proud to
witness | 10 | | the love of his family in all 22 of his grandchildren; he was a | 11 | | proud
"Jiddi"; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ray Khoury had a passion for his Catholic faith | 13 | | and his
Lebanese heritage; he was active at his church, the St. | 14 | | Sharbel Men's Club,
and the Itoo Society; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Ray Khoury enjoyed the fruits of his labor from | 16 | | his garden which he
endlessly and generously shared with | 17 | | everyone; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Ray Khoury retired from Caterpillar, Inc., where | 19 | | he worked his
entire 34 years of service; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ray Khoury's vision, commitment, and tenacity | 2 | | helped him build his family home by hand, which hundreds of | 3 | | family and friends
have enjoyed, and a myriad of priceless | 4 | | memories have been made; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ray Khoury was a father figure to dozens of people | 6 | | that learned
from his and Sadie's examples of love; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Ray Khoury was preceded in death by his parents | 8 | | and his brothers, Joseph
(Margo), Antonios (Marie), and Bakhos; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ray Khoury is survived by his wife, Sadie; his | 11 | | children, Anthony (Carol), Robert (Gloria), Victoria (James) | 12 | | Rakestraw,
Paul (Andrea), Tonya (Dustin) McDougall, John | 13 | | (Paige), and Mariam (Adam)
Briggs; his 22 grandchildren; | 14 | | several nieces and nephews; and his
siblings, Mariam (Bakhos) | 15 | | Bechara, Renee (Maurice) Maroun, Sr. Rita, and
Georgette; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | mourn the passing of Roumanos "Ray" Faddoul Khoury, and extend | 20 | | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | 21 | | knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Ray Khoury as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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