Bill Text: IL HR0284 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Rockford Alderman Theophelo "Tuffy" Quinonez.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-11 - Resolution Adopted [HR0284 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0284-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 death of Rockford | ||||||
| 4 | Alderman Theophelo "Tuffy" Quinonez, who passed away on | ||||||
| 5 | February 27, 2023; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Tuffy Quinonez was born in Chicago to Tiofilo | ||||||
| 7 | "Ted" M. and Alberta M. (Martinez) Quinonez on January 31, | ||||||
| 8 | 1947; he moved to Rockford at the age of five and graduated | ||||||
| 9 | from West High School in 1965 before attending Lincoln Barber | ||||||
| 10 | College; he served his country honorably in the United States | ||||||
| 11 | Army; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, As a successful businessman and strong small | ||||||
| 13 | business advocate, Tuffy Quinonez was a pillar of his | ||||||
| 14 | community; he was the founder of the Rockford Area Mexican | ||||||
| 15 | Business Association and a member of the American Legion, the | ||||||
| 16 | VFW, the Navy Club, Club Patriotico Mexicano (CPM), Lo Vox | ||||||
| 17 | Latina, the Latin American Community Organization, the 7th | ||||||
| 18 | Street VFW in Rockford where he served as a Delegate, the | ||||||
| 19 | Association of Clubs, and the Broadway Business Association; | ||||||
| 20 | and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Tuffy Quinonez sought to uplift those in his | ||||||
| 22 | community through public service; he served multiple terms as | ||||||
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| 1 | both a Winnebago County Board Member and most recently as an | ||||||
| 2 | alderman for Rockford's 11th ward; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Tuffy Quinonez was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 4 | mother; his brother, Thomas M. Quinonez; and his | ||||||
| 5 | sister-in-law, Josephine Carmona; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Tuffy Quinonez is survived by his daughter, | ||||||
| 7 | Martine (Johnny) Guerrero; his grandchildren, Dominic and | ||||||
| 8 | Angelino Guerrero; his siblings, Celena Quinonez and Frank | ||||||
| 9 | Carmona; and numerous other family members; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we mourn the passing of Rockford Alderman Theophelo "Tuffy" | ||||||
| 13 | Quinonez and extend our sincerest condolences to his family, | ||||||
| 14 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Tuffy Quinonez as an expression of | ||||||
| 17 | our deepest sympathies.
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