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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Eugene A. |
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| (Gene) Bonk of Bristol, who passed away on August 9, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Eugene A. Bonk was born on July 11, 1922 in |
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| Chicago; his parents were Joseph and Louise (Rogas) Bonk; and
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| WHEREAS, Eugene A. Bonk was a proud Army Veteran of World |
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| War II, serving in Europe with the 61st Coast Artillery; he |
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| fought on Omaha Beach during D-Day and saw action in Holland, |
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| St. Lo, the Battle of the Bulge, Liege, and Maastright, for |
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| which he was awarded three Bronze Stars; and
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| WHEREAS, After his discharge from the Army as a Battalion |
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| Sergeant Major Master Sergeant, Eugene A. Bonk was hired by the |
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| General Electric Company in Chicago and Aurora, where he worked |
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| for 25 years; after leaving General Electric, he worked for the |
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| Leonardi Furniture Company, and then for Englewood Electric, |
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| where he retired in 1985; and
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| WHEREAS, During his retirement years, Eugene A. Bonk ran |
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| "Surplus Sales" for the Industrial Motor Service Company; he |
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| was also a member and past president of Fox Valley Purchasing |
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| Agents; and
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| WHEREAS, Eugene A. Bonk was a life-time member of the |
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| Roosevelt Aurora Post 84 American Legion, where he served as |
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| the post's Chaplain since 1964, and a member of the VFW |
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| Montgomery Post 7452; he also served as a member, lector, and |
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| usher of St. Peter's Church in Aurora; and
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| WHEREAS, Eugene A. Bonk was preceded in death by his |
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| parents; his stepmother, Sophie (Budzynski) Bonk; his |
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| daughter, Judith; and his siblings, Joseph, Stanley, and Edwin |
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| Bonk, Victoria Bilecki, and Carolyn Suwanski; and
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| WHEREAS, Eugene A. Bonk is survived by his beloved wife of |
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| 62 years, Jane; his daughters, Beverly Elleby and Susan (John) |
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| Lauder; his sons, John (Mary Ellen) and James (Estela |
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| Fernandez); his grandchildren, Kristy, Kory, and Karleen |
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| Elleby, Jacob and Nicole Bonk, and Gregory Lauder; his |
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| great-grandchildren, Lane and Clayton Elleby; his sister, |
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| Marian (Ed) Lazicki; and his several nieces and nephews; |
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| 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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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Eugene |
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| A. (Gene) Bonk; and be it further
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