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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Chris T. |
| 4 | | Mesiacos, who passed away on December 27, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chris T. Mesiacos was born in Garea, Tega, |
| 6 | | Arkadia, Greece on October 26, 1927; he arrived in the United |
| 7 | | States through Ellis Island aboard the Olympia on October 12, |
| 8 | | 1956; he married his wife Diamanto (Kallianiotis) on December |
| 9 | | 11, 1960, and they raised a loving family of three children in |
| 10 | | Aurora until her passing on March 15, 1980; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Chris Mesiacos was a machinist for 32 years with |
| 12 | | Seal Master/Borg Warner in Aurora; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Chris Mesiacos put an enormous amount of energy |
| 14 | | into community work; he served as Parish Council President of |
| 15 | | St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Aurora from 1973 to |
| 16 | | 1975; he served as President of the United Hellenic Voters of |
| 17 | | America (Aurora Chapter) and as President of Garea Society St. |
| 18 | | Kyriaki; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Chris Mesiacos was known as "Papou" by his |
| 20 | | grandchildren and loved having them with him at community |
| 21 | | events; his warm and gregarious personality was evident when |
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| 1 | | he would regale everyone with stories of politics and events |
| 2 | | in Chicago and Aurora in great detail; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Chris Mesiacos was preceded in death by his wife; |
| 4 | | his parents; and his three brothers, Nicholas, Constantine, |
| 5 | | and John; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chris Mesiacos is survived by his brother, |
| 7 | | Demetrios (Adamantia); his sister, Georgia; his children, |
| 8 | | Demetra Gikas (Aristidis), Maria Kaldis (Antonios), and City |
| 9 | | of Aurora Alderman Theodoros "Ted" Mesiacos (Ekaterini); his |
| 10 | | grandchildren, Aggeliki, Diamanto, Panagiota, |
| 11 | | Christos-Nicholas Gikas, Evagelos (Christina), Efterpie, |
| 12 | | Christos Kaldis, Diamanto, and Christos Mesiacos; and his many |
| 13 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 15 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 16 | | we mourn the passing of Chris T. Mesiacos, commend his service |
| 17 | | to the community, 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 Chris Mesiacos as an expression of |
| 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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