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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 Dale L. Baraks of Coal Valley, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on April 22, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dale Baraks was born in Coal Valley to Lester and | ||||||
| 6 | Grace (Harsha) Baraks on May 4, 1931; he attended Augustana | ||||||
| 7 | College, where he played baseball as a shortstop and second | ||||||
| 8 | baseman; he was scouted for the Chicago Cubs but was drafted | ||||||
| 9 | while waiting for tryouts; he served in the U.S. Army as part | ||||||
| 10 | of the finance department during the Korean War; he married | ||||||
| 11 | Joyce A. Nash at Coal Valley Presbyterian Church on January 20, | ||||||
| 12 | 1957; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Dale Baraks was hired by the McLaughlin Body | ||||||
| 14 | Company in 1962, and he eventually became the vice president of | ||||||
| 15 | finance; in 2000, he ended his full-time career as senior vice | ||||||
| 16 | president of the Southeast National Bank, which is owned by the | ||||||
| 17 | McLaughlins; due to his loyalty and work ethic, he was invited | ||||||
| 18 | back to the company by Ray McLaughlin to work as his personal | ||||||
| 19 | assistant; he retired in 2015 at the age of 84; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Dale Baraks was deeply committed to his faith; he | ||||||
| 21 | volunteered and served at First Presbyterian Church, Coal | ||||||
| 22 | Valley, and with various ministries; he held the "Cafe on Vine" | ||||||
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| 1 | ministry, which served the homeless, especially near to his | ||||||
| 2 | heart; he was instrumental in the development of the Riverbend | ||||||
| 3 | Foodbank, where he served as director for 30 years; he enjoyed | ||||||
| 4 | golfing, playing cards, and losing games of Yahtzee to his | ||||||
| 5 | wife; he loved reading and watching sports, especially the | ||||||
| 6 | Cubs; his greatest joy was spending time with his family; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Dale Baraks was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 8 | Joyce; his parents, Lester and Grace; and his two sisters, | ||||||
| 9 | Frances (Charles) Olson and Marge (Howard) Mundt; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Dale Baraks is survived by his daughters, Lisa | ||||||
| 11 | (Randy) Christensen and Sheri (Brian) Peed Fay; his son, Dale | ||||||
| 12 | (Nicole) Baraks; his adopted daughter, Connie (Kelly) Cooper; | ||||||
| 13 | his nine grandchildren; his 18 great-grandchildren; and his | ||||||
| 14 | eight great-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 17 | Dale L. Baraks and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 18 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 19 | further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the family of Dale Baraks as an expression of our | ||||||
| 22 | deepest sympathy.
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