SR0230 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of George F. Taseff of Carlinville, who passed away on April 4, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Taseff was born December 8, 1925, in Chicago, the son of Anton and Mary Taseff; in 1944 he graduated from Schurz High School; he later enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he fought in the battles of Saipan and Okinawa; and

WHEREAS, After the war he earned a bachelor of science degree in education from the Northern Illinois State Teachers College and a master's degree in education from the University of Missouri; he married Gloria Mae Hansen in 1952, and taught school in Texas and Chicago; in 1960 he moved to Carlinville, where he taught sixth grade for more than 25 years; and

WHEREAS, He served two terms as alderman in Ward 5; he was an active volunteer in the community and a member of the Ansar Shrine, Mt. Nebo Lodge No. 76, Carlinville Moose Lodge, Elks, American Legion, and the VFW; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Taseff was proud to be an organ donor and helping area children through the Shriners Hospital for Children; and

WHEREAS, Surviving are his wife, Gloria; his daughter, Nora Tuggle and husband, Fred; his sons, George Taseff and wife, Jeanine and Ray Taseff and wife, Liesbeth Boots; and his grandsons, Nick and Devin; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of George Taseff; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of George Taseff as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.