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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Erwin J. |
| 4 | | Korczynski of Chicago, who passed away on January 5, 2011; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago on March 30, 1942; his |
| 6 | | father, Edwin W., and mother, Helen V., owned and operated |
| 7 | | Helen's Restaurant in Chicago; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, He was a member of Boy Scout Troop 153 and |
| 9 | | attained the rank of Life Scout; he was a graduate of Lane |
| 10 | | Technical High School in Chicago, class of 1960, and was a |
| 11 | | member of the Lane Technical Track and Field Team, lettering in |
| 12 | | the sport; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, He marched in the Chicago Cavaliers, located in |
| 14 | | Logan Square, during the "Golden Years" between 1956 and 1963; |
| 15 | | he attended Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and then |
| 16 | | enrolled in the Priesthood at St. Ambrose Seminary; he |
| 17 | | interrupted his education and enlisted in the United States |
| 18 | | Marine Corps in 1963; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, During the Vietnam War he served with the
Marine |
| 20 | | Attack Squadron VMA 131 and attained the rank of Sergeant; he |
| 21 | | served as a Blue and Gold Officer for the United States Naval |
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| 1 | | Academy for nine years; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, He acted as Captain and Pilot in Command for |
| 3 | | Eastern Airlines in Miami, Florida; Evergreen Airlines in |
| 4 | | Portland, Oregon; Emirates Airlines in Dubai, United Arab |
| 5 | | Emirates; Saudi Airlines in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Air Lanka in |
| 6 | | Colombo, Sri Lanka; USAfrica in Cape Town, South Africa; and |
| 7 | | EVA Air in Taipei, Taiwan; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, He was type rated in Boeing 727 and 757, Airbus |
| 9 | | 300 and 310, and McDonell Douglas MD-11; he acted as Pilot in |
| 10 | | Command flying twenty-five Combat Missions during Operations |
| 11 | | Desert Shield and Desert Storm; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, He loved his second-generation Polish heritage; |
| 13 | | he is survived by his twin brother, Edwin J. "Ski" Korczynski; |
| 14 | | his wife, Henrietta; his daughters, Elizabeth J. and Kriesten; |
| 15 | | his sons, Ryan J. and Christian J.; his friends; and all those |
| 16 | | whose lives he touched; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 18 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 19 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of |
| 20 | | Erwin Korczynski; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |