Bill Text: IL HR1039 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Donald R. "Dick" Ladzinski of Peru.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-06 - Resolution Adopted [HR1039 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR1039-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 Donald | ||||||
| 4 | R. "Dick" Ladzinski of Peru, who passed away on December 19, | ||||||
| 5 | 2022; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski was born to Edward and Sally | ||||||
| 7 | Florence (Zultowski) Ladzinski in LaSalle on January 20, 1933; | ||||||
| 8 | he graduated from LaSalle-Peru High School in 1951 and from | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Valley Community College; he served in the U.S. Navy | ||||||
| 10 | Seabees from 1952 to 1956, and he was stationed in the | ||||||
| 11 | Philippines early on during the Korean War; he married Ruth | ||||||
| 12 | Wall at St. Joseph's Church in Peru on October 23, 1954, and | ||||||
| 13 | she preceded him in death on October 29, 1987; he later married | ||||||
| 14 | Jeanne Thompson at St. Joseph's Church in Peru on November 3, | ||||||
| 15 | 2006; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, After he returned from the Navy, Dick Ladzinski | ||||||
| 17 | joined Carpenters Local 195; during his career, he was the | ||||||
| 18 | business agent of Union Carpenters 195 in Peru; he was a | ||||||
| 19 | 66-year member of Carpenters Local 195 and 174; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, During his career, Dick Ladzinski was | ||||||
| 21 | secretary-treasurer of the Illinois State Council of | ||||||
| 22 | Carpenters, and he lobbied for labor in Springfield and | ||||||
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| 1 | Washington, D.C.; he prided himself on honesty and no waste in | ||||||
| 2 | union practices; he fought for worker's safety laws and living | ||||||
| 3 | wages and to provide a surplus of scholarships to trade | ||||||
| 4 | schools; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski was a guardian of nature and | ||||||
| 6 | steward of the land in retirement; he enjoyed hunting, | ||||||
| 7 | fishing, bird watching, traveling, baseball, photography, | ||||||
| 8 | cooking, and gardening; his legacy to his children was his | ||||||
| 9 | love; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 11 | parents; his first wife, Ruth Wall Ladzinski; his daughter, | ||||||
| 12 | Mary Ladzinski; his brother, Edward Ladzinski; and his sister, | ||||||
| 13 | Carol Ladzinski Newcomer; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski is survived by his wife, Jeanne | ||||||
| 15 | Thompson Ladzinski; his children, Rick Ladzinski, Mike | ||||||
| 16 | (Kathleen Layden) Ladzinski, Dave Ladzinski, Tim (Dawn Beams) | ||||||
| 17 | Ladzinski, Susan Ladzinski Blair, Tom (Angela Suarez) | ||||||
| 18 | Ladzinski, and Julie Ladzinski (Scott) Kelley; his | ||||||
| 19 | stepchildren, Julie Thompson and Neil Thompson; his 20 | ||||||
| 20 | grandchildren; his six great-grandchildren; and his sister, | ||||||
| 21 | Dorothy Ladzinski Troup; therefore, be it
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| 22 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
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| 1 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we mourn the passing of
Donald R. "Dick" Ladzinski and extend | ||||||
| 3 | our sincere
condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
| 4 | knew and loved
him; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 6 | presented to the family of Dick Ladzinski as an expression of
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| 7 | our deepest sympathy.
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