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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 Daniel Frank Kerpan of Waukegan, who |
| 4 | | passed away on June 24, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Kerpan was born in Beach Park to Paul and |
| 6 | | Ana Kerpan on March 16, 1923; he attended Bonnie Brook Grade |
| 7 | | School and Waukegan Township and Zion Benton Township High |
| 8 | | Schools; he served in the United States Navy during World War |
| 9 | | II in the South Pacific; he married Lois Van Haecke on July 10, |
| 10 | | 1954; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Upon his return from service, Daniel Kerpan was |
| 12 | | employed at Cyclone Fence in North Chicago; after retirement, |
| 13 | | he spent many years working security at St. Therese Hospital in |
| 14 | | Waukegan; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, In October of 2012, Daniel Kerpan and his brother, |
| 16 | | Mike, joined 104 other World War II veterans on a Chicago-area |
| 17 | | Honor Flight for a tour of Washington, D.C.; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Kerpan was a member of St. Anastasia |
| 19 | | Catholic Church and The Holy Name Society for more than 50 |
| 20 | | years; he served on many fund raising projects and was a |
| 21 | | dedicated worker at Wednesday Night Bingo; he was also a member |
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| 1 | | of the Knights of Columbus and Lodge 848 of the Croatian |
| 2 | | Fraternal Union; his greatest love was golf and he was a |
| 3 | | longtime member of the Bonnie Brook Golf Club; he was paid a |
| 4 | | special tribute at the family's 50th Annual Kerpan Open for |
| 5 | | organizing the golf tournament in 1957; he loved watching golf |
| 6 | | tournaments and the Chicago Cubs, Bears, and the Bulls; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Kerpan was preceded in death by his |
| 8 | | parents; his grandson, Baby Ryan Kerpan; his brothers, Louis |
| 9 | | (Patricia), John, Steve (Ann), Jack, Joseph (Stella), Joe |
| 10 | | (Pat), and Paul (Rose); his sisters, Milka (Joso) Sulentic, |
| 11 | | Mary (Tony) Cervac, Katherine, Anna Kerpan, Katherine Kerpan, |
| 12 | | and Eva Conway; and his sister-in-law, Annette Kerpan; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Kerpan is survived by his wife, Lois; his |
| 14 | | sons, Daniel Jr. (Jan), Donald (Veronica), Richard (Sue), and |
| 15 | | Douglas; his grandsons, Kyle and John; his granddaughters, Kara |
| 16 | | Kerpan and Analise Kerpan; his sister, Amanda (James) Wolf; his |
| 17 | | brother, Michael Kerpan; his sister-in-law, Betty Kerpan; and |
| 18 | | four generations of nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 21 | | Daniel Frank Kerpan, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 23 | | further
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