Bill Text: IL SR0914 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard J. Georgantas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-09-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0914 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0914-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 Richard J. Georgantas, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | August 20, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Richard Georgantas was a proud graduate of Joliet | ||||||
| 6 | Catholic High School's Class of 1954; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Richard Georgantas served his country as a member | ||||||
| 8 | of the United States Army in the late 1950s, having been | ||||||
| 9 | stationed in Frankfurt, Germany; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Richard Georgantas retired from the Argonne | ||||||
| 11 | National Laboratory in Lemont after over 28 years of service; | ||||||
| 12 | he worked for Reynolds Aluminum for 12 1/2 years, bartended at | ||||||
| 13 | The Keg for 9 years, worked for Cornerstone Services for 5 | ||||||
| 14 | years, served as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Joseph Medical | ||||||
| 15 | Center, and worked at the Joliet Park District, where he drove | ||||||
| 16 | the Zamboni; he was also a long-time usher for the 4 PM Mass at | ||||||
| 17 | St. Mary Nativity and served as a co-chair of Jubilation in | ||||||
| 18 | 1985; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Richard Georgantas enjoyed working on crossword | ||||||
| 20 | puzzles, golfing, and playing Scrabble, dominoes, and canasta | ||||||
| 21 | with his family and friends; he also enjoyed taking vacations | ||||||
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| 1 | to Siesta Key with his daughter and her family and some very | ||||||
| 2 | close friends and taking casino road trips with his gambling | ||||||
| 3 | buddy, Dee; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Richard Georgantas was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 5 | parents, Margaret (Palmer) and Anthony Georgantas; 4 brothers, | ||||||
| 6 | Robert (Gloria), George (Georgetta), Clarence "Teak" | ||||||
| 7 | (Theresa), and Donald; a sister, Betty Bick; a brother-in-law, | ||||||
| 8 | Richard Boban; and his mother-in-law and father-in-law, George | ||||||
| 9 | and Olga Boban; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Richard Georgantas is survived by his wife of 53 | ||||||
| 11 | years, Judy (nee Boban); a daughter, Sue (Jim) Gulas; 2 | ||||||
| 12 | grandchildren, Jenny and Nick Gulas; 2 sisters, Lorraine (Dave, | ||||||
| 13 | deceased) A'Hearn and Connie A'Hearn; a brother-in-law, George | ||||||
| 14 | F. (Carol) Boban; his favorite card playing sister-in-law, | ||||||
| 15 | Christine Boban; his many nieces and nephews; and a few choice | ||||||
| 16 | "outsiders"; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 19 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Richard J. Georgantas; | ||||||
| 20 | and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 22 | presented to the family of Richard Georgantas as an expression | ||||||
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| 1 | of our sympathy.
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