Bill Text: IL SR0882 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of George Marek of Johnsburg.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0882 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0882-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 George Marek of Johnsburg, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on August 13, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, George Marek was born in Cicero to George E. and | ||||||
| 6 | Albina (Huml) Marek on August 11, 1922; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, George Marek served in the United States Military | ||||||
| 8 | on the beaches of Normandy and in the infamous Battle of the | ||||||
| 9 | Bulge; he also served courageously as a sergeant at the Battle | ||||||
| 10 | of Ardennes, the Battle of Rhineland, the Battle of Central | ||||||
| 11 | Europe, and with the air offensive in Europe; he received | ||||||
| 12 | numerous medals, including the European-African-Middle Eastern | ||||||
| 13 | Campaign Medal with one Silver Battle Star; he was one of only | ||||||
| 14 | 100 soldiers to receive the coveted Belgian Fourragere and | ||||||
| 15 | received a commendation from the president of France; he | ||||||
| 16 | married Edwina "Mary" Sayers, an officer in the Royal Air | ||||||
| 17 | Force, in England on April 23, 1945; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, George Marek returned to Cicero and resumed his | ||||||
| 19 | apprenticeship as an electrician; he was a valued employee at | ||||||
| 20 | Western Electric for 41 years; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, George Marek had a wonderful sense of humor and a | ||||||
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| 1 | memorable Elvis impersonation; he was an avid fan of the | ||||||
| 2 | Chicago Cubs, Bears, and Blackhawks and was honored as a World | ||||||
| 3 | War II veteran at the last home playoff game when the | ||||||
| 4 | Blackhawks won the 2013 Stanley Cup; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, George Marek was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 6 | his wife, Edwina; his brother, Robert Marek; his son, William | ||||||
| 7 | Marek; and his grandsons, Ryan William and Ryan Christopher | ||||||
| 8 | Wangall; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, George Marek is survived by his daughter, Susan | ||||||
| 10 | (Michael) Mlynski; his daughter-in-law, Rosemary Marek; his | ||||||
| 11 | grandchildren, Jefferey Wangall, Brent Wangall, Bryan (Kelly) | ||||||
| 12 | Wangall, Kevin Wangall, David (Cheryl) Wangall, Mark (Sandy) | ||||||
| 13 | Wangall, Melissa Wangall (Eric Hoffman), Megan (Dan) | ||||||
| 14 | Salvatore, Jared Marek (Sara Commo), William Marek, Robert | ||||||
| 15 | Marek, and Michael Marek; his great-grandchildren, Ryan, | ||||||
| 16 | Kayla, Victoria, Bryan Jr., Isabel, Max, Charlotte, Johnny, | ||||||
| 17 | Chloe, Ruby, Ella, Jakob, Lukas, Aggie, and Edgar; and his | ||||||
| 18 | great-great grandchild, Aerabella; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 21 | George Marek, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
| 22 | friends, and all who 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 George Marek as an expression of our | ||||||
| 3 | deepest sympathy.
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