HR1370

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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Father Edwin 
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Pacocha on the occasion of his retirement from St. Cornelius 
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Parish after 22 years of dedicated service; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Father Edwin Pacocha was born on February 16, 1936 
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in Chicago to Walter and Berniece; he was baptized at St. 
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Helen's and received Holy Communion at St. John Berchman; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Father Edwin Pacocha attended grade school at St. 
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John Berchman and attended high school at Quigley; he attended 
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seminary for 7 years at St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein 
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before becoming ordained as a priest on April 28, 1962; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Father Edwin Pacocha has had a long and 
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distinguished tenure in the clergy; he served as an Associate 
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at St. Priscilla from July of 1962 until June of 1967, when he 
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became an Associate at St. Mary of Czestochowa in Cicero, 
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serving there until June of 1969; he went on to  serve as an 
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Associate at St. Mary in Buffalo Grove from June of 1969 until 
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June of 1976, when he relocated to St. John Baptist Vianny in 
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Northlake, serving there until June of 1982; after his tenure 
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at St. John, he became an Associate at St. Paul of the Cross in 
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Park Ridge, serving there until January of 1986; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, In January of 1986, Father Edwin Pacocha was 
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installed as the fifth Pastor of St. Cornelius Parish, where he 
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remained until his retirement; as Pastor, he has dedicated 22 
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years to the support, spiritual care, and nurturing of the St. 
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Cornelius Parish and School communities; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Father Edwin Pacocha enjoys doing mechanical 
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work, particularly on cars, as well as fishing and gardening; 
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and
 
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    WHEREAS, Father Edwin Pacocha serves as a model of hard 
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work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
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Illinois; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Father Edwin Pacocha on the occasion of his 
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retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the 
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future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Father Edwin Pacocha as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.