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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| were saddened to learn of the death of Edward J. Randa of |
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| Naperville on March 23, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward J. Randa was born February 3, 1927, in |
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| Chicago; he grew up on Chicago's southwest side and was a |
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| graduate of Morton High School in Cicero, where he played |
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| center on the basketball team; and
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| WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army during World |
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| War II
with the military police in Paris; after his discharge, |
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| he traveled through Eastern Europe to visit relatives; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended the Allied School of Mechanical Trades |
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| in Chicago, where he studied mechanical drafting; he got a job |
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| at Motorola in Franklin Park, where he worked as a mechanical |
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| parts inspector before becoming a senior mechanical engineer; |
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| he retired in 1985 after 37 years with the company; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a resident of Tabor Hills in Naperville and |
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| served on the board of directors; he was an avid sports fan and |
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| especially loved basketball; he also enjoyed fishing, |
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| gardening, and woodworking; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Edward J. Randa will be deeply felt |
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| by many, especially his two children, Tamara "Tammy" (husband |
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| Bill) Wilson and Edward "Ed" (wife Sandy) Randa; his four |
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| grandchildren, Bryan and Brent Wilson, and Nichole and Julie |
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| Randa; his sister, Margaret Randa; his nephew, Jim (wife Susan) |
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| Randa; his two nieces, Nancy (husband Mike Hansen) Randa and |
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| Bette Randa; and a great-nephew, David Randa; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita |
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| Randa; a daughter, Susan Randa; his parents, John and Amelia |