Bill Text: IL SR0041 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Paul H. Saletnik of Des Plaines.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2025-01-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0041 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-SR0041-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Paul H. Saletnik of Des Plaines, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on January 8, 2025; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Paul Saletnik was born in Chicago on August 27, | ||||||
| 6 | 1950; he attended Gordon Tech High School, where he discovered | ||||||
| 7 | a lifelong love for music and drumming; he earned a bachelor's | ||||||
| 8 | degree in architecture at the University of Illinois Chicago; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Paul Saletnik worked as an architect with the | ||||||
| 11 | Chicago & North Western Railroad for 22 years and then as a | ||||||
| 12 | kitchen designer for Home Depot for 22 years; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Paul Saletnik, a proud Des Plaines resident of 52 | ||||||
| 14 | years, served on the city's zoning board of appeals for 16 | ||||||
| 15 | years and then, starting in 2016, on the newly combined | ||||||
| 16 | planning and zoning board; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Paul Saletnik also served on the board of the Des | ||||||
| 18 | Plaines Theater Preservation Society, which worked to save the | ||||||
| 19 | former movie theater at 1476 Miner St. from destruction and | ||||||
| 20 | was bought by the city in 2016, renovated, and reopened as a | ||||||
| 21 | venue for live entertainment in 2021; he will especially be | ||||||
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| 1 | remembered for his work ethic, eagerness to help others, and | ||||||
| 2 | ability to be fully present in the moment; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Paul Saletnik was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 4 | parents, Henry and Jean (Andzjewski) Saletnik, and his first | ||||||
| 5 | wife, Barbara Ann Saletnik; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Paul Saletnik is survived by his wife, Krystyna | ||||||
| 7 | Saletnik-Stachurska; three children; two grandchildren; two | ||||||
| 8 | siblings; and a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family | ||||||
| 9 | members and friends; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Paul H. Saletnik and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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