SR0365 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0365 LRB097 14019 KXB 58639 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Elvira A. "Vera" Blazevic of Joliet, who passed away on October 4, 2011; and

WHEREAS, She was born June 22, 1915 to the late Peter and Antoinette (nee Genard) Baudino; she was a graduate of Joliet Township High School, Class of 1933; she married Anton William Blazevic on December 30, 1939; and

WHEREAS, Anton founded Modern Home Builders of Joliet (later Modern Builders Industrial Concrete Company) in 1947 and his wife was very supportive and instrumental in its success throughout the years; prior to her marriage, she was employed at Goldblatt's Department Store in yards goods where her ability to instantly price material was amazing; she was also an excellent seamstress, sewing everything from wedding gowns to coats; and

WHEREAS, She was a woman of deep faith, and was a founding member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and a member of the Paulites; she was a benefactor to her church and to many local charitable organizations; and

WHEREAS, She loved the outdoors; as a young woman she could be found horseback riding at the old Woodruff Stables or swimming at Joliet's Michigan Beach; she enjoyed gardening and golfed up to age 91; winning various golf tournaments through the years, she also was an original member of the Joliet Country Club Women's Golf Team; in the 1950s, she and her husband were the first to waterski on the Kankakee River, and over the years introduced their family and friends to the sport; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband; her sisters, Irma Cassani and Anna Marie; and her brothers, Joe, Lawrence, and Ray Baudino; and

WHEREAS, Elvira Blazevic was the beloved mother of Tana (Mel) Gray and Terrance (Georgia) Blazevic; the loving and devoted grandmother of Jennifer (Marc) Stanley, Rachel (Olof) Anderson, Stephanie Gray, April (Matthew) Woodside, Alisha (Nicki), and the late Bryce A.G. Blazevic; the dearest great-grandmother of Leif, Steffan, and twins, Annika and Charlotte Anderson, Zachary and Catherine Woodside, Samuel, Benjamin, and Josephine Blazevic-Seibert; she will also be missed by her dear friends, Mary Lu Silk, Louise "Weezee" Simmons, and Mary Lou Langdon; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Elvira Blazevic; and be it further

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