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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Jeremiah Court Lapish of Winthrop Harbor, 
4who passed away on May 28, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Jeremiah Lapish was born in Toledo, Ohio to Arthur 
6and Mae Lapish on May 28, 1923;  he served with the United 
7States Navy during World War II  on PT boats and married 
8Rosemary McLean on August 24, 1946; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Jeremiah Lapish and his wife owned and operated 
10the Falcon Marine Company in Waukegan; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Jeremiah Lapish was a past commodore of the 
12Waukegan Yacht Club; he was a member of Christ Episcopal Church 
13in Waukegan, the Evanston Elks Club, the Waukegan Kiwanis Club, 
14and the Small Business Association of Illinois; he was on the 
15advisory committee for the College of Lake County welding 
16program and a plank member of PT Boats, Inc. in Germantown, 
17Tennessee; he cherished his family and had a love for the 
18water; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Jeremiah Lapish was preceded in death by his wife, 
20Rosemary; his parents; one brother; and one sister; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Jeremiah Lapish is survived by his children, 
2Stephen (Patricia) Lapish, Cindy (Jeffrey) Tippet, Marysue 
3(Michael) Jaacks, and Wendy (Bruce) Hegberg; his  
4grandchildren, Joseph (Emily) Lapish, Melissa (Jacob) 
5Anderson, Stacey (Patrick) Steuer, Nicholas (Lindsey) Tippet, 
6and Jessica, Eric, and Abigail Hegberg; and his 
7great-grandchildren, Jordan, Tristen, Devin, Jaden, Everret, 
8Kenna, and Elli; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Jeremiah Court Lapish, and extend our sincere condolences to 
12his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
13further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to  the family of  Jeremiah Lapish as an expression of 
16our deepest sympathy.