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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of John J. Stamos of Northbrook, who passed 
4away on January 28, 2017 at the age of 92; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, John Stamos was born in Chicago and grew up in 
6South Chicago; he  graduated from Bowen High School and attended 
7DePaul University; he earned a law degree from the DePaul 
8University College of Law in 1948 and served in the United 
9States Army during World War II, where he was assigned to 
10Belgium; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, John Stamos worked for the City of Chicago as an 
12Assistant Corporation Counsel and was assigned to the jury 
13court from 1951 until 1953; in 1954, he joined the State's 
14Attorney's staff; he worked in private practice from the start 
15of 1959 until the end of 1960, when he took over the criminal 
16division; in December of 1964, he  was promoted to first 
17assistant; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, John Stamos served as  Cook County State's Attorney 
19from 1966 to 1968  and led the prosecution of Richard Speck; he 
20then accepted a judicial nomination to serve on the State 
21Appellate Court's First District; he won election to the post 
22in 1968, 1972, and 1976; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, In retirement, John Stamos enjoyed painting and  
2took on some legal assignments, including arbitrations, in his 
3son's law firm; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, John Stamos was preceded in death by his first 
5wife, Helen; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, John Stamos is survived by his second wife, Mary 
7"Daisy" Stamos; his son, James Stamos; his  daughters, Theo 
8Stamos, Colleen Stamos, and Jana DiMartino; his sisters, 
9Christine Gehopolos, and Zoe Rummel; four grandsons; his 
10stepdaughters, Cynthia McGarrigle, and Andrea Fernandes; and 
11his  stepson, Dean Sotter; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
14John J. Stamos, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
15family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
16further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to  the family of  John Stamos as an expression of our 
19deepest sympathy.