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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of
John Karnezis, who passed away on October 
424, 2010; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, John Karnezis was born on July 23, 1966; his 
6parents were the Hon. Themis Karnezis and Charlotte Dolan 
7Karnezis; he married Dena Turnquist in November of 2005; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, John Karnezis attended Christ the King Elementary 
9School and Marist High School; he subsequently attended the 
10University of Illinois in Champaign, where he was a member of 
11the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and an employee of C.O. 
12Daniel's, a popular college bar; after graduating in 1988, he 
13earned his law degree from Loyola Law School; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, John Karnezis began his legal career with the Cook 
15County State's Attorney, where he worked from 1991 until 2000; 
16he then worked for the next 9 years in private practice as a 
17litigator with Clifford Law Offices, advancing from associate 
18to partner during that time; in 2009, Karnezis founded the law 
19firm of Pullano and Karnezis with former assistant state's 
20attorney Richard Pullano; and
 
21    WHEREAS, John Karnezis helped create the Law Alumni 
 
 
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1Associates Board of Marist High School and was an adjunct 
2professor for trial advocacy at John Marshall Law School in 
3Chicago; he was also a member of the Chicago Bar Association, 
4the American Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers 
5Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the 
6American Trial Lawyers Association; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, John Karnezis was named as one of the top 40 
8attorneys under 40 by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and an 
9Illinois "super lawyer" every year from 2005 to 2010; and
 
10    WHEREAS, John Karnezis was preceded in death by his mother, 
11Charlotte, and his sons, Theodore and Marshall; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, John Karnezis is survived by his wife, Dena; his 
13sons, John and Michael; his parents, the Hon. Themis and 
14Melodie; his sisters, Melodie (David) Merrick, Sherrie (David) 
15Lloyd, Doran (Thomas) Sweeney, Carie (Daniel) Frigo, and 
16Tristan (Kevin) Angus; his brothers, Michael (Elizabeth) and 
17Timothy (Grace); and his 18 nieces and nephews; and
 
18    WHEREAS, John Karnezis will be remembered fondly by all who 
19knew and loved him for his outgoing personality, his infectious 
20laugh, and his kindness to all; therefore, be it
  
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
 
 
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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
2his family and friends, the passing of John Karnezis; and be it 
3further
  
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
5presented to the family of John Karnezis as an expression of 
6our sympathy.