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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 Alexandros "Alex" Mantis, who passed away |
4 | | on December 8, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Alex Mantis was born in Logga, Greece to Penelope |
6 | | and Grigorios Mantis on June 24, 1924; he married Panagiota |
7 | | Mantis on May 4, 1952; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Alex Mantis lived and worked as a photographer in |
9 | | Greece until he moved to Waukegan in 1967; he was a proud |
10 | | employee of Abbott Laboratories; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Alex Mantis could be found laughing, socializing, |
12 | | making wine, spending time with his family, and Greek dancing; |
13 | | his pride and love for his village of Logga, Greece was |
14 | | abundant in his life; he would visit often and tend to his vast |
15 | | olive groves; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Alex Mantis was preceded in death by his wife, |
17 | | Panagiota; his parents; and one brother; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Alex Mantis is survived by his children, Greg |
19 | | (Pam) Mantis and Popi (Angelo) Tzavaras; his grandchildren, |
20 | | Kosta (Betsy) Tzavaras, Alexi (Amy) Tzavaras, Lena (Paul) |