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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 Dr. Bruno Anton Desulis of Yorkville, who 
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passed away on June 15, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Bruno Anton Desulis was born on September 8, 1913 
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in Chicago, the son of Anton and Antonette (Gudwich) Desulis; 
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he met his wife, Elspith Anderson, at the Marlboro Presbyterian 
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Church in Chicago; following his graduation in 1937 from the 
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University of Illinois Medical School in Chicago, they were 
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united in marriage on October 1, 1938 in Chicago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He interned at Augustana Hospital in Chicago, and 
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during his career delivered over 1,000 babies; he and his wife 
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moved to Beardstown in 1940, where he began his private 
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practice as a general practitioner and surgeon; he served as 
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the Chief of the Medical Staff at Schmidt Memorial Hospital in 
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Beardstown; he belonged to the Board of Directors of the 
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Beardstown Savings and Loan, and was a member of the Elks and 
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other service and civic organizations; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a veteran  of the United States Navy and 
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served  during World War II as a Lieutenant J.G.; throughout his 
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life, Dr. Desulis continued his education; he was a member of 
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the American Medical Association; he enjoyed playing bridge, 
 


 






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reading, nature, the arts, his friends and family, and 
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especially the practice of medicine; in 1996 he and his wife 
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moved to Yorkville; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Anton and 
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Antonette Desulis; his sisters, Helen Desulis and Stephanie 
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Klonsos; his brother, Stanley Desulis; and his granddaughter, 
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Elizabeth Herndon; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Elspith Desulis; his 
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children, Thomas Anton (Nancy) Desulis, Stanley Walter 
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(Marcia) Desulis, and Janet Ann (James) Hissong; his 
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grandchildren, Kathryn Desulis, Michael (Jennifer) Desulis, 
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Craig Hissong, and Richard Desulis; his great-grandson, Brian 
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Anton Desulis; as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins; 
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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 Dr. Bruno Anton Desulis; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Dr. Desulis as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.