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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
Anthony Nemetz of Waukegan, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on July 18, 2010; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Anthony Nemetz was born on December 14, 1918 and | ||||||
| 6 | raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where his parents, Anton and Rose | ||||||
| 7 | Nemetz, owned and operated a bar and restaurant on Sheridan | ||||||
| 8 | Road; in June of 1940, he married Mary Ellen Spiroff and moved | ||||||
| 9 | to Waukegan; a son, Robert, was born the following year; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Soon after the birth of his son, Anthony Nemetz | ||||||
| 11 | was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to war, where he served | ||||||
| 12 | as an infantryman during World War II; in the winter of | ||||||
| 13 | 1944-45, he took part in the Battle of the Bulge, the single | ||||||
| 14 | largest and bloodiest battle fought by American forces during | ||||||
| 15 | the war; during that battle, he suffered a shrapnel wound; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, After World War II, Anthony Nemetz worked as a | ||||||
| 17 | salesman for Sears, Roebuck & Co.; he then went into business | ||||||
| 18 | for himself manufacturing and selling aluminum storm and screen | ||||||
| 19 | windows; later, he started his own general contracting | ||||||
| 20 | business, constructing numerous well-built homes throughout | ||||||
| 21 | Lake County; after his wife passed away in 1969, he opened a | ||||||
| 22 | car wash on the corner of Greenwood and Jackson in Waukegan and | ||||||
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| 1 | later opened a self-service car wash on Edison Court; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Anthony Nemetz was a talented musician who played | ||||||
| 3 | in a local tamburitizan orchestra that entertained at weddings, | ||||||
| 4 | picnics, and other Croatian events; he frequently enjoyed | ||||||
| 5 | playing the organ for family and friends; he enjoyed traveling | ||||||
| 6 | to visit his son Bob and his wife Peggy in Maryland, other | ||||||
| 7 | members of his family in Florida and Pennsylvania, and the | ||||||
| 8 | family members of his long-time companion, Margaret Egan, who | ||||||
| 9 | had children and grandchildren in several other states; he was | ||||||
| 10 | an avid sports fan who closely followed his favorite teams, the | ||||||
| 11 | Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bears, and the Chicago Bulls, and was | ||||||
| 12 | a good golfer as well; his hobby was to try to beat the odds at | ||||||
| 13 | the local offtrack betting outlet, where he spent many hours | ||||||
| 14 | with friends; he was also a die-hard Democrat who kept current | ||||||
| 15 | on all politics and who did not hesitate to argue his position | ||||||
| 16 | on issues with anyone who would do so; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Anthony Nemetz was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 18 | parents, Anton and Rose (Kovacic) Nemetz; his sister, Rose | ||||||
| 19 | Miladin; and his brothers, Frank and Robert Nemetz; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Anthony Nemetz is survived by his son, Robert | ||||||
| 21 | Anthony Nemetz; his daughter-in-law, Margaret "Peggy" | ||||||
| 22 | Nottingham Nemetz; his nephews, James Nemetz and Bill Miladin; | ||||||
| 23 | and several cousins; 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 Anthony Nemetz; 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 Anthony Nemetz as an expression of | ||||||
| 7 | our sympathy.
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