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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Donald |
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| "Red" Danewicz of Burnham on Tuesday, August 3, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Danewicz spent nearly his entire life in the |
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| Burnham community; he attended Burnham Grade School before |
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| graduating from Thornton Fractional North High School; he |
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| earned a college degree from Indiana University; and
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| WHEREAS, For the past 11 years, Mr. Danewicz had served as |
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| village president of Burnham; he had been a village trustee |
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| since the 1950s until he was elected president in 1993; among |
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| the issues that marked Mr. Danewicz's tenure as president was |
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| his staunch and successful opposition to a proposed airport on |
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| the east side of the village; he also converted the old Village |
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| Hall into a senior citizens center and signed off on the |
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| expansion of the police department; he was known to be frugal |
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| with the budget, constantly fighting to keep taxes low; and
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| WHEREAS, He was retired from Balmoral Race Track in Crete, |
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| where he was an accountant; he was a member of Amvets Post #43 |
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| in Burnham and was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Donald "Red" Danewicz has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his brother John Danewicz; his |
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| wife, Dorothy, preceded him in death; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn the passing of Donald "Red" Danewicz, and we extend our |
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| deepest sympathy to his family, friends, community, and all who |
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| knew and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |