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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Thomas R. Yentes of West |
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| Peoria on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Yentes was born on March 2, 1947 in Peoria to |
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| Robert G. and Katherine L. White Yentes; he married Kathy J. |
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| Simms on September 9, 1996 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Yentes valiantly served his country as a |
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| member of the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; he was a |
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| member of the East Peoria Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2078, |
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| the Peoria American Legion Post 2, and the Peoria AM-VETS Post |
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| 64; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked as a detective with the Peoria County |
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| Sheriff's Department for more than 30 years and retired in |
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| 2001; he was a member of the Peoria Elks Lodge 20, the |
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| Chillicothe Sportsman Club, and Forrest Hill United Methodist |
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| Church in Peoria; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Yentes has been deeply felt by |
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| many, especially his wife, Kathy; his mother, Katherine; his |
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| daughters, Christy (and Rob) Martin and Hope (and Brian) |
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| Yentes-Enslow; his sister, Sharon (and Eugene) Knoblauch; his |
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| brother, Robert (and Judi); and his five grandchildren; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Thomas R. Yentes, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his |
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| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |