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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 George J. "Po" Stampar of Lockport, who 
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passed away on December 5, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago, lived on the East side of 
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Chicago, and later in Lockport for
23 years; he also had a 
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residence in Port Charlotte, Florida; He graduated from the 
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University of Illinois with a B.S. in 1946 and a M.A. in 1947; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was retired from the Illinois Department of 
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Corrections, Joliet Correctional Center, as Executive 
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Assistant to the Warden; he was formally an Assistant Warden at 
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Stateville Correctional Center; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a life member of the Will County Police 
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Chiefs Association and the Illinois Police Association, a 
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member of the Lockport Police Pension Board since 1982, serving 
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as President of its Pension Fund 1986 to 2007, a member of Phi 
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Kappa Sigma Fraternity, and an Honorary Member of the 1947 
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Illini Rose Bowl Team; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary 
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(Popovich); his parents, Michael and Mary (Furlan); six 
 


 






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sisters; and a brother; and

 
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    WHEREAS, George Stampar is survived by his children, Tina 
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(Mike) Huber, Michael
(Cathy), Joanne (Jeff) Lasky, and 
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Christine (Jack) Book; his six loving grandchildren, 
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Christopher and Nicholas Stampar, Eva and Eli Book, and Emily 
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and Alexander Lasky; as well as several nieces and nephews and 
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in-laws; 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 and friends, the passing of George J. "Po" Stampar; 
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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 George J. "Po" Stampar as a symbol 
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of our sincere sympathy.