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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were deeply
3saddened to learn of the death of James Demetrios Gountanis of
4Green Oaks, who died at the age of 65; and
 
5    WHEREAS, James Gountanis was born in Nestani, Tripoleos,
6Greece, to Konstantinos and Evagelia; he was married to Athina
7(nee Arfane); and
 
8    WHEREAS, James Gountanis was the owner and operator of
9GOJOS restaurant in Waukegan; and
 
10    WHEREAS, James Gountanis was preceded in death by his
11mother-in-law, Katerina Arfane; and
 
12    WHEREAS, James Gountanis is survived by his wife, Athina;
13his children, Constantine, Angela (Christopher) Syregelas,
14George, and Niko; his parents, Konstantinos and Evagelia (nee
15Boorantanis); his grandchildren, Emily and Athena; his
16brothers, Nick (Penelope) and Chris (Maryann); his
17father-in-law, George; his brothers-in-law Savvas (Nana) and
18Petro (Georgia) Arfane, Evagelia (George) Painesis and
19Efstathia (Dimitri) Mastrantonis; and his many nieces and
20nephews; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3James Gountanis, and we extend our sincere condolences to his
4family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
8sympathy.