Bill Text: IL HR0143 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Roumanos Faddoul Khoury of Washington.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0143 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0143-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Ray Khoury was born in Aitou, Lebanon to Faddoul | ||||||
| 7 | and Mary (Trad) Khoury on August 21, 1940; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Ray Khoury enjoyed the fruits of his labor from | ||||||
| 16 | his garden which he
endlessly and generously shared with | ||||||
| 17 | everyone; and
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| 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
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ray Khoury was a father figure to dozens of people | ||||||
| 6 | that learned
from his and Sadie's examples of love; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Ray Khoury was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 8 | and his brothers, Joseph
(Margo), Antonios (Marie), and Bakhos; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 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
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| 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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