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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
Hon. Michael A. Orenic of Joliet, who |
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| passed away on April 16, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Orenic graduated from Joliet Catholic |
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| High School in 1942; he graduated from DePaul University Law |
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| School in 1950 and was admitted to practice law the same year; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Orenic served his country with pride and |
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| distinction as a navigator in the United States Army Air Force |
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| during World War II; he retired as a Major in the United States |
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| Air Force Reserves; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Orenic had a long and distinguished career |
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| in law; in 1957, he was appointed to serve as an Assistant Will |
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| County States' Attorney; in 1964, he was elected to serve as a |
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| Circuit Court Judge; he served as a Supervising Judge of Will |
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| County from 1964 to 1976, and then was elected to serve as |
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| Chief Judge of the 12th Judicial Circuit in 1976; he served as |
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| Chief Judge from 1976 to 1982, then again from 1984 until 1986; |
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| he retired from the bench in 1990; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Orenic was named a Laureate of the |
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| Illinois State Bar Association in 2006 in recognition of his |
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| distinguished career as a jurist and lawyer; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Orenic was a member of the Illinois Judges |
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| Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Will |
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| County Bar Association, the Knights of Columbus Council #382, |
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| and the Joliet Federation of Musicians Local #37; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Orenic was an avid musician and an |
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| accomplished violinist; he was a long-time member of the Floyd |
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| Wilson String Quartet and performed for many years with the |
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| Lewis University Symphony Orchestra and the Joliet Junior |
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| College Community Orchestra; he also volunteered to perform for |
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| local high school theatre productions for many years; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Orenic was preceded in death by his wife, |
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| Kathleen J. (nee Jehle); his granddaughter, Jayden Huntzinger; |
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| his parents, Michael J. and Anna (nee Sceniak); his brother, |
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| Emil F. (the late Mary Terese), Col. Edward (Myrna), USAF, and |
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| William B. "Buck" (Debra); his brothers-in-law, Philip F. (the |
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| late Marcelle) Jehle and Stephen F. (the late Sue) Jehle; and |
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| his sister-in-law, Eleanor Jehle; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael Orenic is survived by his children, |
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| Michael A., Jr., Dr. Christopher J. (Mary Claire), Paul M. (Dr. |
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| Teresa), Gregory J. (Katherine), Gretchen O. (Nicholas) Zwack, |
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| Sarah A. (William Patrick) Terheyden, Gabriel G. (Krystal), |
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| Alexia O. Huntzinger, and Justin J. (Rina); his 14 |
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| grandchildren; his sisters, Irene (Edward) Batis and Mary |
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| Evelyn (Andrew) Matejcak; his sisters-in-law, Sr. Dorothy |
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| Jehle, O.P. and Barbara J. (the late James) Durkin; and his |
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| numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; 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 Hon. Michael A. Orenic; |
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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 Michael Orenic as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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