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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 Edward M. Jekot M.D., who passed away on |
4 | | February 18, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Jekot was born in Chicago to Michael and Mary |
6 | | Jekot on April 8, 1928; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Jekot was a veteran of the United States Army, |
8 | | assigned to APO 729 in Shemya, Alaska; he graduated from St. |
9 | | Mel High School, from Loyola University with a Bachelor of |
10 | | Science, and from the University of Illinois Medical School; |
11 | | and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Jekot was a general practitioner and later a |
13 | | family medicine specialist on staff at St. Joseph Hospital in |
14 | | Chicago for over 50 years; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Jekot was preceded in death by his beloved |
16 | | wife, Patricia Anne; his parents; and his brothers, Stanley and |
17 | | Chester; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Jekot was the cherished father of Michael, CFD |
19 | | Ret. (Honorable Laura M. Murphy), Mary Haak, Edward, Joseph, |
20 | | Elizabeth (David Miller D.D.S.) Jekot M.D., Rosanne (Jim |