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| 1 |  | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 |  |     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  | 
| 3 |  | learn of the death of  Paul I. Poirier of Waukegan, who passed  | 
| 4 |  | away on October 19, 2014; and
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| 5 |  |     WHEREAS, Paul Poirier was born in Waukegan and was a  | 
| 6 |  | lifelong resident; his parents were Dan and Viola Poirier; and
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| 7 |  |     WHEREAS, Paul Poirier served his country as a  | 
| 8 |  | non-commissioned officer with the United States Army in Korea;  | 
| 9 |  | and
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| 10 |  |     WHEREAS, Following his discharge from the Army, Paul  | 
| 11 |  | Poirier joined the Waukegan Police Department, where he served  | 
| 12 |  | for 30 years; and
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| 13 |  |     WHEREAS, Paul Poirier was preceded in death by a daughter,  | 
| 14 |  | Pamela Bogdala; his parents; and 5 siblings, Donald (the late  | 
| 15 |  | Coletta), Daniel (the late Florence), Jim (Rethina), Kenny (the  | 
| 16 |  | late Maxine), and Rita (the late Carl); and
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| 17 |  |     WHEREAS, Paul Poirier is survived by his wife of 54 years,  | 
| 18 |  | Patricia "Sam" (nee Finley); 3 children, Paul (Diane), Penny  | 
| 19 |  | (Mark), and Patrick; 5 grandchildren, Mark and Morgan Miller,  | 
| 20 |  | Elizabeth Bogdala, Paul Jay, and Jessica Poirier; and his many  |