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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 George Marek of Johnsburg, who passed |
| 4 | | away on August 13, 2017; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, George Marek was born in Cicero to George E. and |
| 6 | | Albina (Huml) Marek on August 11, 1922; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, George Marek served in the United States Military |
| 8 | | on the beaches of Normandy and in the infamous Battle of the |
| 9 | | Bulge; he also served courageously as a sergeant at the Battle |
| 10 | | of Ardennes, the Battle of Rhineland, the Battle of Central |
| 11 | | Europe, and with the air offensive in Europe; he received |
| 12 | | numerous medals, including the European-African-Middle Eastern |
| 13 | | Campaign Medal with one Silver Battle Star; he was one of only |
| 14 | | 100 soldiers to receive the coveted Belgian Fourragere and |
| 15 | | received a commendation from the president of France; he |
| 16 | | married Edwina "Mary" Sayers, an officer in the Royal Air |
| 17 | | Force, in England on April 23, 1945; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, George Marek returned to Cicero and resumed his |
| 19 | | apprenticeship as an electrician; he was a valued employee at |
| 20 | | Western Electric for 41 years; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, George Marek had a wonderful sense of humor and a |
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| 1 | | memorable Elvis impersonation; he was an avid fan of the |
| 2 | | Chicago Cubs, Bears, and Blackhawks and was honored as a World |
| 3 | | War II veteran at the last home playoff game when the |
| 4 | | Blackhawks won the 2013 Stanley Cup; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, George Marek was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 6 | | his wife, Edwina; his brother, Robert Marek; his son, William |
| 7 | | Marek; and his grandsons, Ryan William and Ryan Christopher |
| 8 | | Wangall; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, George Marek is survived by his daughter, Susan |
| 10 | | (Michael) Mlynski; his daughter-in-law, Rosemary Marek; his |
| 11 | | grandchildren, Jefferey Wangall, Brent Wangall, Bryan (Kelly) |
| 12 | | Wangall, Kevin Wangall, David (Cheryl) Wangall, Mark (Sandy) |
| 13 | | Wangall, Melissa Wangall (Eric Hoffman), Megan (Dan) |
| 14 | | Salvatore, Jared Marek (Sara Commo), William Marek, Robert |
| 15 | | Marek, and Michael Marek; his great-grandchildren, Ryan, |
| 16 | | Kayla, Victoria, Bryan Jr., Isabel, Max, Charlotte, Johnny, |
| 17 | | Chloe, Ruby, Ella, Jakob, Lukas, Aggie, and Edgar; and his |
| 18 | | great-great grandchild, Aerabella; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 21 | | George Marek, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, |
| 22 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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