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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
Paul Maca, who passed away on July 29, |
| 4 | | 2011; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Paul Maca was born in 1931, in Chicago; he was |
| 6 | | raised in Hinsdale, where he graduated from Hinsdale Central |
| 7 | | High School with the class of 1949; he subsequently earned his |
| 8 | | bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of |
| 9 | | Arizona, where he was also a member and president of the Delta |
| 10 | | Sigma Phi fraternity; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, After serving his country with pride and |
| 12 | | distinction in the Air Force, Paul Maca returned to Western |
| 13 | | Springs in 1958, where he lived with his family until May of |
| 14 | | 2011; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Paul Maca retired as president of Sommer and Maca |
| 16 | | Industries in 1986; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Paul Maca was an enthusiastic volunteer in his |
| 18 | | community and his church; he served as chairman of the Robert |
| 19 | | Crown Health Education Center, member of the board of directors |
| 20 | | and chairman of Harris Bank Hinsdale, board member of the |
| 21 | | Wellness House, moderator at the First Congregational Church of |
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| 1 | | Western Springs, member of the Western Springs Community Center |
| 2 | | Association Board, and president of the Hinsdale Golf Club; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Paul Maca enjoyed summers at the lake, winter |
| 4 | | vacations to Mexico and Tucson, Arizona, and traveling around |
| 5 | | the world with his wife; he also loved the game of golf, the |
| 6 | | Chicago Cubs and Bears, dry martinis, and spending time with |
| 7 | | his family and friends; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Paul Maca is survived by his college sweetheart |
| 9 | | and devoted wife of 57 years, Gail; his daughters, Katherine |
| 10 | | (Casey) Mangan, Marjorie (James) Surpless, and Sarah Maca (Alex |
| 11 | | Alimanestianu); his grandchildren, Mallory, Trey, Patrick, |
| 12 | | Charlotte, Eric, and Henry; his brother, Allan Leigh Maca; his |
| 13 | | nephew, Allan; and his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Joan |
| 14 | | and Doug Weart, and their children; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 17 | | his family and friends, the passing of Paul Maca; and be it |
| 18 | | further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Paul Maca as an expression of our |
| 21 | | sympathy.
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