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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Bruce Howard Balonick, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on March 21, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bruce Balonick was born on October 22, 1948; he | ||||||
| 6 | met his wife, Marcia (Wolfberg) Balonick, in Colorado; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Bruce Balonick had a successful career as a | ||||||
| 8 | lawyer, and he was the most trusted advisor to his wife and his | ||||||
| 9 | clients; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Bruce Balonick shared his wife's passion for | ||||||
| 11 | politics; he was a fierce advocate for social justice issues | ||||||
| 12 | and attended many events of the nonpartisan advocacy group, | ||||||
| 13 | the JAC, where his wife serves as the executive director; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Bruce Balonick was affectionately known as | ||||||
| 15 | "BruPa", and he cherished his role as a husband, father, | ||||||
| 16 | grandfather, uncle, and friend; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Bruce Balonick loved spending time with his | ||||||
| 18 | family; he was the most supportive sports fan to his | ||||||
| 19 | grandchildren, his grandnieces and grandnephews, and even his | ||||||
| 20 | friends' children; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Bruce Balonick was best known for his moves on | ||||||
| 2 | the ski slopes and the joy it brought him to ski with family | ||||||
| 3 | and friends; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Bruce Balonick will be remembered for his dynamic | ||||||
| 5 | personality and his kind, loving, and easygoing nature; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Bruce Balonick was the husband of Marcia | ||||||
| 7 | (Wolfberg) Balonick for over 50 years; the father of Joshua L. | ||||||
| 8 | (Mindy) Balonick and Annie (Marc) Atlas; the grandfather of | ||||||
| 9 | Aubrey, Brooke, Luke, Marlee, and Griffin; the uncle and | ||||||
| 10 | great-uncle to many; the brother of Leslie (Casey) Radkiewicz | ||||||
| 11 | and the late Stacy (the late Michael) Rago; the brother-in-law | ||||||
| 12 | of Brian (the late Linda) Wolfberg and Bernard (Laura) | ||||||
| 13 | Wolfberg; and the son of the late Melvin and June Balonick; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 17 | Bruce Howard Balonick and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 18 | his 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 Bruce Balonick as an expression of | ||||||
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| 1 | our deepest sympathy.
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