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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 Russell J. Kipkowski of Spring Grove, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on July 26, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Russell Kipkowski was born in Chicago on August | ||||||
| 6 | 15, 1938 to Roman and Ladislava "Lottie" (nee Shronkowski) | ||||||
| 7 | Kipkowski; he lived with his family in the Norwood Park | ||||||
| 8 | neighborhood and attended the William J. Onahan Elementary | ||||||
| 9 | School and Taft High School; he served in the United States | ||||||
| 10 | Navy and married Barbara Joanne Borucki on November 23, 1959 at | ||||||
| 11 | St. Thecla Catholic Church in Chicago; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Russell Kipkowski proudly served in the United | ||||||
| 13 | States Coast Guard for 20 years; he and his wife's travels took | ||||||
| 14 | them from Juneau, Alaska to the South Pole, from San Francisco | ||||||
| 15 | to Hawaii, and from Vietnam to Marathon, Florida; although he | ||||||
| 16 | sailed on many ships throughout his career, it was the USS | ||||||
| 17 | Rockaway and her crew that earned a special place in his heart; | ||||||
| 18 | he was decorated with numerous honors and awards, including the | ||||||
| 19 | Bronze Star and Purple Heart; he retired as a Chief Warrant | ||||||
| 20 | Officer in Seattle, Washington; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Russell Kipkowski pursued his passion of a career | ||||||
| 22 | in Law Enforcement as a Deputy Sheriff for 19 years in the King | ||||||
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| 1 | County Sheriff's Department in Washington State; after | ||||||
| 2 | residing in Venice, Florida for a short period of time, he and | ||||||
| 3 | Barbara moved to Spring Grove to be closer to family; he | ||||||
| 4 | achieved his lifelong dream by serving as a Marine Patrol | ||||||
| 5 | Officer on the Chain O' Lakes for the McHenry County Sheriff's | ||||||
| 6 | Office; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Russell Kipkowski was a member of the McHenry | ||||||
| 8 | Masonic Lodge, the Tebala Shriners, and the Medina Shriners | ||||||
| 9 | organizations; he actively participated in parades around the | ||||||
| 10 | area as a "Genie" on his magic carpet; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Russell Kipkowski was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 12 | parents, Roman and "Lottie" Kipkowski; his brother-in-law, | ||||||
| 13 | Hank Seligmann; and his nephew, Kenneth Seligmann; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Russell Kipkowski is survived by his wife of 54 | ||||||
| 15 | years, Barbara; his children, Natalie (Robert) Duma and John | ||||||
| 16 | Kipkowski; his granddaughters, Sheridan and Bergen; his | ||||||
| 17 | sister, Hermina "Mickey" (Hank) Sasse; his sister-in-law, | ||||||
| 18 | Darlene (the late Hank) Seligmann; his brothers-in-law, Gerald | ||||||
| 19 | Borucki and George (MaryAnn) Borucki; his many nieces and | ||||||
| 20 | nephews; and his beloved Jack Russell rescue dog, Snickers; | ||||||
| 21 | therefore, be it
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| 22 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
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| 1 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 2 | Russell J. Kipkowski, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 3 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 4 | further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to the family of Russell Kipkowski as an expression | ||||||
| 7 | of our deepest sympathy.
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