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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Lance Bolonik of River Forest, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on June 28, 2024 at the age of 82; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Lance Bolonik was born to Dr. Samuel and Sadie | ||||||
| 6 | Bolonik in Chicago; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Lance Bolonik graduated from Oak Park and River | ||||||
| 8 | Forest High School in 1959, and he then graduated from Purdue | ||||||
| 9 | University with a degree in mechanical engineering, later | ||||||
| 10 | studying at Dominican University to receive a business degree; | ||||||
| 11 | and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Lance Bolonik served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 | ||||||
| 13 | to 1969, where he piloted E1B Tracers, known as Willy Fudds; | ||||||
| 14 | and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Lance Bolonik had a successful 30-year career as | ||||||
| 16 | a sales representative with MONY; he later found joy working | ||||||
| 17 | as a substitute teacher at his alma mater, Roosevelt Middle | ||||||
| 18 | School in River Forest; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Lance Bolonik was a second-generation member of | ||||||
| 20 | the West Suburban Temple Har Zion in River Forest, where he and | ||||||
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| 1 | his family forged lifelong friendships; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Lance Bolonik enjoyed being in the company of his | ||||||
| 3 | friends; he found other people and their life experiences | ||||||
| 4 | fascinating and always had a pun or dad joke at the ready; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Lance Bolonik was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 6 | parents; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Lance Bolonik is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
| 8 | daughters, Kera (Meredith Clair) Bolonik and Shana (Michael | ||||||
| 9 | Cohen) Bolonik Cohen; his grandsons, Theodore Bolonik, Jack | ||||||
| 10 | Cohen, and Phineas Cohen; his sister, Cheryl Hoffman; and his | ||||||
| 11 | nephew, Shane (Hanna Siegel) Hoffman; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 14 | Lance Bolonik and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 15 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Lance Bolonik as an expression of | ||||||
| 19 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||