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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Thomas M. "Tom" Yucuis of East Dundee, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on February 24, 2025; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Tom Yucuis was born in Chicago to Charles P. and | ||||||
| 6 | Carol J. (Sommer) Yucuis on December 6, 1955; he was raised in | ||||||
| 7 | Sleepy Hollow and graduated from Dundee Community High School | ||||||
| 8 | in Carpentersville in 1973; he married Jill A. Rakow on May 1, | ||||||
| 9 | 1976; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Tom Yucuis was a butcher and meat cutter for 50 | ||||||
| 11 | years; he owned and operated Butcher On The Block Meat and Deli | ||||||
| 12 | in Lake in the Hills with his wife; his vision was to create a | ||||||
| 13 | small family business where he could share his expertise and | ||||||
| 14 | passion for great food, and over the course of his 25 years in | ||||||
| 15 | business, his daughters and many grandchildren have worked at | ||||||
| 16 | Butcher on the Block, sharing in his dream; he loved | ||||||
| 17 | interacting with his loyal customers who supported the | ||||||
| 18 | business and made it the success that it is today; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Tom Yucuis was a longtime faithful member of | ||||||
| 20 | Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in East Dundee; he was an | ||||||
| 21 | avid golfer and a fan of the White Sox, Chicago Bears, and | ||||||
| 22 | Chicago Blackhawks; he could easily be found frequenting East | ||||||
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| 1 | Dundee businesses, enjoying Wine Down Wednesdays, Thirsty | ||||||
| 2 | Thursdays, or just a nice walk downtown; he loved his | ||||||
| 3 | grandchildren, supporting them at their sporting events and | ||||||
| 4 | through other life events; he loved to travel and spent | ||||||
| 5 | vacations with his beloved wife and family; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Tom Yucuis was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 7 | his daughter, Emily; his brother, Raymond Yucuis; his sister, | ||||||
| 8 | Shari Anatra; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Eugene and | ||||||
| 9 | Barbara Rakow; and his brothers-in-law, Lane Rakow and Bruce | ||||||
| 10 | Kling; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Tom Yucuis survived by his wife of 50 years, | ||||||
| 12 | Jill; his daughters, Dana Yucuis, Katie (Vince) Neil, and | ||||||
| 13 | Brynn (Brian) Zimmerman; his grandchildren, Preston (Jillian), | ||||||
| 14 | Shea, Dominik, Kendall, Anya, Brady, Spencer, Cameron, Macy, | ||||||
| 15 | and Maddox; his siblings, Lynne Kling, James (Ann), Jack | ||||||
| 16 | (Jacquie), Rob (Chris) Yucuis, and Nancy (Brad) Dehmlow; his | ||||||
| 17 | Rakows-in-law, Kristi (Dennis) DeSantis, Mark (Debra) Rakow, | ||||||
| 18 | Lantz (Marianne) Rakow, and Susan Rakow; many nieces, nephews, | ||||||
| 19 | grandnieces, and grandnephews; and countless good and faithful | ||||||
| 20 | friends; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 22 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 23 | Thomas M. "Tom" Yucuis of East Dundee and extend our sincere | ||||||
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| 1 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 2 | him; and be it further | ||||||
| 3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to the family of Tom Yucuis of East Dundee as an | ||||||
| 5 | expression of our deepest sympathy. | ||||||