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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
Frank J. Johanik, who passed away on 
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April 18, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Frank Johanik was born in Chicago; he and his 
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family moved to Westmont when he was 9 months old; he was a 
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graduate of Hinsdale High School and was a lifelong resident of 
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Westmont; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Frank Johanik served his country with pride and 
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distinction as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps in the South 
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Pacific during World War II; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Frank Johanik joined the Westmont Fire Department 
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in 1950; he retired in 1993 after 26 years as chief and 43 
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years of total service; he was also a member of the first class 
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for emergency medical technicians at La Grange Community 
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Hospital and helped spearhead the successful referendum 
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measure for the paramedic program in Westmont; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Frank Johanik was a founding member of the 
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Cook-DuPage Mutual Aid Association, which is now part of the 
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Mutual Aid Box Alarm System; after rising through the ranks to 
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take over as chief of the Westmont Fire Department in 1967, he 
 


 






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helped form the DuPage County Fire Chiefs Association and 
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briefly served as the group's president; he also served as the 
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village's director of building inspection in the 1950s and 
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1960s; during that time, he and his late brother, Joseph, also 
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operated F.J. Johanik Builders; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Frank Johanik was preceded in death by his wife, 
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Lorraine; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Frank Johanik is survived by his daughters, Marie 
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Guzzo and Marilyn Bray; his sister, Mildred Bazata; his 2 
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grandsons; his step-grandson; and his step-granddaughter; 
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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 Frank J. Johanik; and be 
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it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Frank Johanik as an expression of 
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our sympathy.