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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Judge Stanley J. Roszkowski of Rockford, 
4who passed away on July 7, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Judge Roszkowski was born in Boonville, New York 
6on January 27, 1923 to Anna and Joseph Roszkowski; he spent 
7most of his early years in Royalton; during World War II, he 
8served as a nose gunner on a B-24 for the United States Army 
9Air Corps, flying 34 missions in the European Theater; 
10following the war, he earned his bachelor's degree in 1949, and 
11his law degree in 1954, both from the University of Illinois at 
12Urbana-Champaign; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Judge Roszkowski was nominated to the United 
14States District Court in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter; for 7 
15years he heard cases in Chicago full-time and in Rockford 
16part-time; he advocated a permanent court in Rockford to better 
17serve the area, and in November of 1984, he was assigned to 
18become the first full-time district court judge of the Northern 
19District of Illinois's Western Division; he served in this 
20capacity until his retirement in 1998; after his retirement, he 
21continued to work for many years as a mediator; prior to his 
22time on the bench, he worked for 22 years as a trial lawyer in 
23Rockford; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS,   On October 29, 2011, the federal government 
2dedicated the Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse in 
3downtown Rockford; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Judge Roszkowski was preceded in death by his wife 
5of 61 years, Cathy; his parents; 13 brothers and sisters; and 2 
6brothers-in-law; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Judge Roszkowski is survived by his 4 sons, Mark 
8(Christie) Roszkowski, Greg (Pat) Roszkowski, Dan (Lynne) 
9Roszkowski, and John (Maggie) Roszkowski; 4 grandchildren, 
10Amanda, Alex, Anna, and Marc; his sister, Lovean Barnich; his 
11sister-in-law, Jeanne Claeys; and numerous nieces and nephews; 
12therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
15Judge Stanley J. Roszkowski, and extend our sincere condolences 
16to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
17it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to the family of Judge Roszkowski as an expression of 
20our deepest sympathy.