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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 |