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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 Stephanie (Stella) Walczak of North |
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| Chicago, who passed away on June 26, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born in North Chicago, on December 14, |
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| 1915, and was a life-long resident; Stella married Leo (Beef) |
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| Walczak on October 6, 1934; and
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| WHEREAS, Stella was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic |
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| Church, formerly Holy Rosary Catholic Church; she was a member |
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| of the Catholic Women's Club of Lake County, the Greater North |
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| Chicago Seniors, Polish Roman Catholic Union, St. Joe's Club, |
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| St. Elizabeth Club, the Rosary Sodality, and the American |
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| Legion Auxiliary; and
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| WHEREAS, Stella bowled in several leagues, loved to play |
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| golf, and at family gatherings was an avid cribbage player; she |
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| retired from the North Chicago school system with 16 years of |
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| service, having worked at Neal, North Chicago High School, and |
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| retiring from Novak King as Cafeteria Manager; Stella was also |
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| a noted caterer in the North Chicago/Waukegan area for over 50 |
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| years; Stella was a great believer in family and family values |
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| and devoted her life to her immediate and extended family; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo; her |
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| parents; her daughter, Lenny (Mac) McNeil; and her brothers, |
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| Anthony (Stephie), Joseph (Sophie), and William; and
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| WHEREAS, Stephanie (Stella) Walczak is survived by her |
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| daughters, Theresa Walczak and Sally (Louie) Rigwood; her |
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| grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Patricia Rigwood (C.J. |
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| Brown), Anne (Michael) Drasler and Ben, Victoria and Logan, |
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| James (Tanya) Rigwood and Megan and Jenna, Thomas (Jane) |
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| Rigwood and Danielle, Michael (Laura) Rigwood and Jessica, |
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| Kyle, and Taylor Rigwood, Loretta (Ronald) Lackey, Denise |
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| McNeil, and Annie, Timothy (Abby) McNeil and Sam and Max, John |
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| (Chris) McNeil and Jake, Brady and Owen, and Connor, Nancy |
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| McNeil, and Rebecca (Shane) Sample, Katy (Joe) Pament and |
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| Tierra, Brianna, Kayle, Josh (Shannon) and Madison, and Joey |
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| (Amanda) and JC; her brothers, Bruno (the late Virginia) and |
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| Stanley (the late Susan); and her sister-in-law, Carol (the |
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| late Leo (Tuffy)) Bobrowski; her many nieces, nephews, cousins |
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| and god children; 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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| her family and friends, the passing of Stephanie (Stella) |
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| Walczak; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |