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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 Stephen J. Andras of Aurora, who passed 
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away on April 12, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on September 12, 1923, in Temple, 
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Pennsylvania, the son of Michael and Anna (Kielar) Andras; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He served with the first division of the United 
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States Marine Corps during World War II in the Pacific Islands 
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and was discharged on January 18, 1946 after being wounded in 
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the line of duty; he received a Purple Heart for his dedicated 
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service;

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    WHEREAS, Mr. Andras was a dedicated publisher who retired 
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as president from the Strathmore Printing Company in 1985 after 
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35 years of service; he then owned and ran Cogan Productions, a 
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supplier of Catholic catechisms to ministries worldwide until 
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his death;

Mr. Andras was an active member of Holy Angels 
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Church; he had a strong faith which was evident throughout his 
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life; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Andras was committed to serving the community; 
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he was a member of the Kiwanis Club, Serra Club, Toastmaster's, 
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and the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley; he also 
 


 






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served on the board for Rush Copley Hospital and was the 
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campaign manager for former Aurora mayor, Al McCoy; Mr. Andras 
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was dedicated to increasing awareness of the blind, a generous 
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donor to many organizations, and was active in his 
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philanthropic work; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Michael 
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and Anna; his wife, Betty; his daughter, Susan; his brother, 
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John; and his sister, Anna; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Andras is survived by his daughters, Carol 
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Andras and Francine (Alan) Eggleston; his son, Stephen (Debbie) 
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Andras; and his grandchildren, Traci, Carrie, and Kyle 
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Eggleston, and Adam and Madeline Andras; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Stephen J. Andras; and 
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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 Stephen J. Andras as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.