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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Joseph "Joe" Sisolak of Waukegan, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on November 4, 2009; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Joseph Edward Sisolak, Jr., was born January 30, | ||||||
6 | 1917, in North Chicago, to Joseph and Magdalena Polak Sisolak; | ||||||
7 | he was a lifelong Waukegan area resident, where he lived with | ||||||
8 | his wife Marie of 69 years; and
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9 | WHEREAS, He was a member of St. Anastasia Catholic Church | ||||||
10 | In Waukegan and the Professional Golfers Association of | ||||||
11 | America, Illinois Section, for 54 years; and | ||||||
12 | WHEREAS, He learned to play golf in the early 1930s while a | ||||||
13 | caddy at Glen Flora Country Club, where he became caddy master | ||||||
14 | and assistant pro; in 2003 he was elected to the PGA, Illinois | ||||||
15 | Section, Golf Hall of Fame to recognize both his | ||||||
16 | accomplishments as a player and the untold thousands of hours | ||||||
17 | he volunteered teaching golf to youngsters in the Waukegan area | ||||||
18 | and helping disabled veterans at Downey Veterans Hospital in | ||||||
19 | North Chicago; and
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20 | WHEREAS, He and his wife Marie volunteered for 52 years | ||||||
21 | with the Swing Club at Downey Veterans Hospital, where the golf |
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1 | course was named in their honor; he taught junior boys and | ||||||
2 | girls how to play golf at his golf driving range in the 1950s, | ||||||
3 | Bonnie Brook Golf Course, the First Tee Program at Foss Park | ||||||
4 | Golf Course, and the Joe Sisolak Park on Blanchard Road in | ||||||
5 | Waukegan; the park was named in his honor to recognize his | ||||||
6 | contributions to the Waukegan community; and
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7 | WHEREAS, His golfing honors include: member of the Waukegan | ||||||
8 | Sports Hall of Fame; Exchange Club, Book of Golden Deeds Award; | ||||||
9 | Life Member of the PGA Half Century Club; first recipient of | ||||||
10 | the Chick Evans Award; golf instructor of the 1991-92 Waukegan | ||||||
11 | High School State championship girls golf team; and Grand | ||||||
12 | Marshal (along with his wife, Marie) of the 1998 Fourth of July | ||||||
13 | parade; and eight of his former pupils went on to be golf | ||||||
14 | professionals; and
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15 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, Joseph Sisolak is survived by his sons, Tom | ||||||
17 | Sisolak and wife, Jane, and Bill Sisolak and wife, Vira; his | ||||||
18 | grandchildren, Mary Beth Sisolak Wagner and husband, Dale, | ||||||
19 | Michael Sisolak and wife, Ilyse, and Brian Sisolak and wife, | ||||||
20 | Ericka; two great-grandchildren, Zoie and Mackenzie Sisolak; | ||||||
21 | his sister, Millie Semasko; and many nieces, nephews, and | ||||||
22 | loving friends; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
3 | his family and friends, the passing of Joseph Sisolak; and be | ||||||
4 | it further
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5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
6 | presented to the family of Jospeh Sisolak as a symbol of our | ||||||
7 | sincere sympathy.
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