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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of James C. "Jim" Lukacek of Naperville, 
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formerly of Worth, who passed away on June 29, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jim Lukacek was born February 6, 1949 in Evergreen 
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Park; he was a 1967 graduate of Richards High School and a 1971 
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graduate of Chicago State University; he began his career as an 
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elementary school teacher with the Chicago Public Schools; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jim switched careers to the computer field in 1976 
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and was hired by the federal government where he continued to 
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be employed for 32 years; he worked for the Railroad Retirement 
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Board, the Veterans' Administration Data Processing 
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Center/Supply Depot, and then transferred to the Department of 
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Justice, U.S. Attorney's office as System Manager, serving in 
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that role for 24 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 2006, Jim volunteered to be detailed to the 
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State Department, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Regime Crimes 
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Liaison Office and Iraqi High Tribunal in Baghdad for 10 months 
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where he assisted in the trial of Saddam Hussein; during his 
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employment with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Jim was selected by 
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the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys to serve among an elite 
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group of eight Regional Systems Managers who as a group were 
 


 






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responsible for the development and coordination of IT services 
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to all 94 U.S. Attorney Offices throughout our nation's 50 
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states as well as U.S. territories; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jim  had the honor and distinction of being one of 
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the longest serving Evaluators for the Department of Justice, 
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U.S. Attorneys Office, providing guidance and assistance to 
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every U.S. Attorney District Field and Branch offices 
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nationwide; Jim received numerous awards for his outstanding 
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service at both the local and district levels, the Department 
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of Justice's Executive Office for U.S Attorneys, and the Office 
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of the U.S. Attorney General; and he received numerous letters 
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of commendation from U.S. Attorneys and various agency heads 
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within the Executive and Judicial branches of government; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Jim has a lifelong affiliation with the Boy Scouts 
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of America, first as a member of Troop #3456, Worth, and later 
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serving as Assistant Scoutmaster and Troop Committee Chairman 
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for Naperville Boy Scouts of America Troop #133; Jim also 
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served on the Naperville Sister Cities Commission from 2005 to 
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2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jim Lukacek was the loving husband of Jeannette 
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Swist Lukacek; the beloved father of Jonathan (Shiho) and 
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Lauren Lukacek; the devoted son of the late Joseph and Shirley 
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(nee Pauls) Lukacek; the son-in-law of the late John and Emily 
 


 






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Swist (nee Druktenis); the dear brother of JoAnn (Jim) Bunyea 
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and Paul (Liz nee Gedmin) Lukacek; the fond uncle of Jennifer 
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(Seth) Hopkins, Jason Bunyea, Emily and Phillip Lukacek, and 
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the late Jane Lukacek; the dear great-uncle to Astrid Simone 
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Bunyea-Hopkins; the loving nephew and cousin to many; and the 
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adored grandson of the late Angelina (nee Gruz) and Klement 
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Lukacek, and the late Margaret (nee Brehm) and Arthur Pauls; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of James Lukacek; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of James C. "Jim" Lukacek as a symbol 
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of our sincere sympathy.