SR1409 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Edmund J. Gronkiewicz of Chicago and Berwyn, who passed away on September 2, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Edmund Gronkiewicz was born in Chicago to Edmund Gronkiewicz and Mary Balonek Gronkiewicz on February 4, 1939; he was raised on the Southwest Side of Chicago; he attended St. Casimir Grammar School and Quigley Seminary; he earned his bachelor's, master's, and juris doctor degrees from Loyola University Chicago; he was a polyglot and was fluent in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, French, Russian, and Polish; and

WHEREAS, Edmund Gronkiewicz was a probate and estate planning lawyer for 55 years; he was a former partner at the law firms Hinshaw and Culbertson LLP and Reda, Ciprian, Magnone, LLC; and

WHEREAS, Edmund Gronkiewicz served as a deacon at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church located in the East Lakeview area of Chicago for 20 years; he was in a number of religious organizations, including the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Federal Association, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, and the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George; he was a life member of The Polish Museum of America (PMA), where he served as past legal counsel; he was a 49-year member of the Chicago Society of the Polish National Alliance; and

WHEREAS, Edmund Gronkiewicz was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, Edmund Gronkiewicz was the dear friend of Joan Trandel; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Edmund J. Gronkiewicz and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Edmund Gronkiewicz as an expression of our deepest sympathy.