Bill Text: IL SR0068 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Samuel J. Stanczak of Gurnee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0068 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0068-Introduced.html
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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 Samuel J. Stanczak of Gurnee, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on January 14, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Samuel Stanczak was born on October 7, 1921, in | ||||||
| 6 | Waukegan; he married Catherine Kennedy on July 19, 1947, in | ||||||
| 7 | Waukegan; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Samuel Stanczak retired from Johnson Motors after | ||||||
| 9 | 30 years; he was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, | ||||||
| 10 | repairing planes during WWII; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Samuel Stanczak played the accordion in a band | ||||||
| 12 | called "The Drifters"; he was a charter member of St. Paul the | ||||||
| 13 | Apostle Church in Gurnee where he was a eucharistic minister, | ||||||
| 14 | usher, and Minister of Care; he helped organize the K.C. | ||||||
| 15 | Wheelers at the VA hospital and was in charge of helping | ||||||
| 16 | patients attend mass at Libertyville Manor; he was a Grand | ||||||
| 17 | Knight of K. of C. Waukegan Council #731 and past Faithful | ||||||
| 18 | Navigator, 4th degree #0197, member of VFW Post #1293, Gurnee | ||||||
| 19 | American Legion Post #991, Polish American Legion #5, and | ||||||
| 20 | Waukegan Moose Lodge #706; he would volunteer to deliver | ||||||
| 21 | Christmas baskets to the poor; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Samuel Stanczak was preceded in death by his wife; | ||||||
| 2 | his brothers, Edward and Lawrence Stanczak; and his sisters, | ||||||
| 3 | Marcella Schmidt, Gerri Turkowski, and Pat Habjan; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Samuel Stanczak is survived by his daughter, Terri | ||||||
| 5 | Hemmings; his son, Michael (Janet) Stanczak; his | ||||||
| 6 | grandchildren, Michael and Thomas Stanczak; and his brothers, | ||||||
| 7 | Leo (Winnie) Stanczak, John Stanczak, and Jim (Mary Kay) | ||||||
| 8 | Stanczak; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Samuel Stanczak, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Samuel Stanczak as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy.
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