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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 "Ed" R. Sikich III of Waukegan, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on June 30, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ed Sikich was born to Peter and Mary Sikich in | ||||||
| 6 | Waukegan on April 20, 1962; he graduated from Waukegan West | ||||||
| 7 | High School in 1981; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Shortly after high school graduation, Ed Sikich | ||||||
| 9 | started working for Peter Baker and Son Company; he retired in | ||||||
| 10 | 2017 after 34 dedicated years of service; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Ed Sikich was a devoted Chicago Bears and Chicago | ||||||
| 12 | Cubs fan; he enjoyed traveling, spending time with his family, | ||||||
| 13 | and riding his Harley; he had an amazing heart of gold and was | ||||||
| 14 | a devoted family man who kept many family traditions going; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Ed Sikich was preceded in death by his father, | ||||||
| 16 | Peter Sikich Jr.; his mother, Mary Sikich; his sister, Barbara | ||||||
| 17 | Sikich; and his brother, Peter Sikich III; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Ed Sikich is survived by his beloved wife, Debbie | ||||||
| 19 | Sikich; his son, Westley (Cristina) Sikich; his daughter, | ||||||
| 20 | Tifany (Doug) Weithoner; his stepdaughters, Karli Hamlet and | ||||||
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| 1 | Hannah Hamlet (Kyle Hadle); his stepson, Matt Hamlet; his | ||||||
| 2 | grandchildren, Ariana, Rosalie, Bryan, Brenden, and Hailey; | ||||||
| 3 | his sisters, Patricia Sikich, Millie (Chris) Biedron, and | ||||||
| 4 | Beverly (Daniel) Turkowski; his nieces and nephews, Nichole | ||||||
| 5 | (Ben) Petersen, Peter (Katy) Beck, Jonathan (Jessica) | ||||||
| 6 | Turkowski, Jimmy Turkowski, and Kevin Sworthout; his many | ||||||
| 7 | great-nieces and great-nephews; his father-in-law and | ||||||
| 8 | mother-in-law, Tom and Kathleen Faust; his sister-in-law, | ||||||
| 9 | Julie Sikich; his brother-in-law, Bryan Faust; his dear friend | ||||||
| 10 | and the mother of his children, Joan Gibbs; and his treasured | ||||||
| 11 | canine companions, Roscoe and Stoop; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 14 | Edward "Ed" R. Sikich III and extend our sincere
condolences to | ||||||
| 15 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 18 | presented to the family of Ed Sikich as an expression of
our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy.
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