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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Chester
4J. "Chet" Rybicki, former mayor of Naperville, who passed away
5on March 6, 2013; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Chet Rybicki was born on March 25, 1916, to Paul
7and Estella (nee Olenik) Rybicki; he served in the U.S. Army
8Air Corps during World War II and was discharged in 1945; he
9and his wife, Lillian "Mickey" (nee Jaburek) moved to
10Naperville in 1960; he worked as a buyer for Sears Roebuck &
11Co., working out of the Sears Tower from 1973 until his
12retirement in 1975; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Chet Rybicki served as the mayor of the City of
14Naperville from 1975 to 1983; during his time as mayor, he saw
15Naperville's population double to more than 40,000; he fostered
16development of the city's riverwalk, taking it from being just
17unsightly riverbanks lined with oil tanks, garages, and salt
18piles, and transforming it into the city's award-winning crown
19jewel; he relocated and restored the historic structures at
20Naper Settlement; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Chet Rybicki's years of public service included
22time as a township auditor and clerk and member of the

 

 

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1Naperville Plan Commission, Naperville Public Library Board,
2the YMCA board, and Rotary Club of Naperville; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Chet Rybicki was a member of the Rotary Club of
4Naperville since 1986 and a longtime member of St. Raphael
5Catholic Church; he enjoyed mastering the violin and meeting
6new people; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Chet Rybicki was preceded in death by his parents;
8his wife of 61 years, Lillian; and his sister, Marie (Elmer)
9Majewski; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Chet Rybicki was the father of Michael (Mary)
11Rybicki, John (Susan) Rybicki, and Cheryl (Raymond) Forster;
12the grandfather of William "Bill" (Asra Syed) Rybicki, James
13"Jim" (Anna) Rybicki, Dennis Martens, and twins, Michael
14Forster and Elizabeth (Jim) Grasmeder; the great-grandfather
15of Ada and Henry Rybicki; and the uncle of many; therefore, be
16it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19we mourn the passing of Chet Rybicki, and we extend our sincere
20condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
21him; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Chet Rybicki as an expression of our
3deepest sympathy.