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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Stephen Mark "Steve" Holy of Champaign,
4who passed away on December 13, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Steve Holy was born in Urbana on January 16, 1954
6to Fred and Ethelyeen (nee Hoppler) Holy; he went to Garden
7Hills Elementary School and graduated from Champaign Central
8High School in 1972; he earned an Associate in Graphic Design
9at Parkland College and his bachelor's degree in legal studies
10from Kaplan University; he married Jeanne Brown in 1974; he
11married Kristen Fischer on May 5, 2005; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Steve Holy worked for Kraft, Champaign Audio
13Visual, Digital Media Group, the Police Training Institute, and
14finally the Erwin, Martinkus & Cole Law Firm; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Steve Holy was a lifelong practitioner of martial
16arts and a teacher; he was martial arts director at the
17Guardian Dragon Dojo, Yon-Dan (fourth degree-Isshin-Ryu
18Karate) and second-generation black belt under Grandmaster
19Shimabuku; he also taught self-defense classes at Parkland
20College and Urbana Adult Education; in recent years, he
21provided private firearm training and self-defense lessons;
22and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Steve Holy enjoyed classic rock music and sci-fi
2movies and was passionate about firing guns at his private
3shooting range; he enjoyed making home improvements and
4upgrading his and Kristen's rural property; he loved animals,
5especially Cassie, the dog he and Kris adopted from the
6Champaign County Humane Society; he was fond of family
7gatherings, often hosting them with Kristen in their home; he
8especially liked seeing his sons every Thursday night for the
9gathering of the "Holy Men"; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Steve Holy was preceded in death by his
11grandparents, Harold and Gertrude (Dorsey) Hoppler and Josef
12and Millie (Rehor) Holy; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Steve Holy is survived by his wife, Kristen; his
14sons, Matt Holy (Kara Beyer) and Patrick Holy (Aimee Densmore);
15his parents; his 2 sisters, Eileen Miller (Thomas Miller) and
16Ellen Holy (Greg Sellers); his sister-in-law, Hannah Bonicatto
17(Dan Bonicatto) and her sons, Tony Ehl and Andy Ehl; his
18sister-in-law, Jackie Myers (Paulette Ratkovich); his
19brother-in-law, Jonathan Fischer (Vi); his many aunts, uncles,
20and cousins; and Cassie, his faithful canine; therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
22ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

 

 

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1Stephen Mark "Steve" Holy, and extend our sincere condolences
2to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
3it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the family of Steve Holy as an expression of our
6deepest sympathy.