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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Dr. Vladimir J. "Wally" Suchy of 
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Hinsdale, who passed away on May 29, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Suchy was a family practitioner for 50 years; 
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in addition to treating patients,  Dr. Suchy was an avid 
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gardener; Dr. Suchy was born in Chicago and grew up on 
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Chicago's south side where he graduated valedictorian at 
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Linbloom High School;  he graduated from Dartmouth College and 
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attended Marquette University School of Medicine (now the 
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Medical College of Wisconsin); and

 
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    WHEREAS, Upon graduation from medical school, he was 
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inducted into the United States Navy, where he graduated 
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valedictorian of all naval flight surgeons; as commanding naval 
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surgeon and senior medical officer of the naval air station in 
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Lincoln, Nebraska, Dr. Suchy was responsible for all Naval, 
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Marine, National Guard, and Air Force personnel; while in 
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Lincoln he met his wife of 54 years, Helen; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He competed his naval service in 1955 and took 
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surgical residency at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn; after his 
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residency was completed, Dr. Suchy established his practice in 
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Hillside, where he served patients until his retirement; he was 
 


 






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on staff at Adventist LaGrange Hospital and was a Fellow of the 
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American Academy of Family Physicians; he was also a member of 
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the American, Chicago, and Illinois State medical societies; 
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and

 

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    WHEREAS, Dr. Suchy is survived by his wife, Helen; his 
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sister, Olive Suchy; his son, Kim W. (Terri) Suchy; his 
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daughter, Kathryn Rae Suchy; and his grandchildren, Brett and 
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Laura Suchy; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family, friends, and patients, the passing of Dr. Vladimir 
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J. Suchy; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Dr. Vladimir J. Suchy as a symbol of 
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our sympathy.