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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 sadness of the death of Roger D. |
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| Klukis of Bethany on December 31, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Roger Klukis was born on May 27, 1946, in Vandalia |
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| to Charles and Pauline Kagy Klukis; he attended Argenta High |
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| School where it is said that he had a permanent seat in the |
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| detention hall; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Phyllis Adams on July 9, 1964 in |
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| Maryville, Missouri; and
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| WHEREAS, He valiantly served his country as a member of the |
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| U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1969, where he |
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| served with the Screaming Eagles as a paratrooper in the 101st |
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| Airborne Division and received the Purple Heart; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Klukis retired from Wagner Casting in Decatur |
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| in 2005 after 41 years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Klukis was a volunteer firefighter in |
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| Warrensburg from 1970 to 1979 before moving to Bethany and |
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| joining the Bethany Fire Department; since 1980, he served the |
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| Bethany community as a firefighter, Assistant Fire Chief, and |
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| most recently, as the Fire Chief; he had taught Certified |
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| Firefighter and Certified EMT classes as well as fire |
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| prevention; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Roger D. Klukis is felt by all who |
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| knew and loved him, especially his wife, Phyllis; his son, |
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| Charlie Klukis and his wife Cindi; his daughter, Jane Williams; |
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| his grandchildren, Jennifer, Alyssa, and Matthew Klukis, |
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| BreeAna and TJ Williams, and Damien Coney; his mother, Pauline |
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| Klukis; his mother-in-law, Alta Adams; his brothers, Lonnie |