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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  William Bernard Nagy, who passed away on 
4December 13, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, William Nagy was born on June 19, 1924 in 
6Divernon; his parents were Frank Nagy, Sr. and Terez (nee Csak) 
7Nagy; he married the former Dorothy Collins on May 28, 1949; 
8and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, William Nagy was raised in the Catholic Children's 
10Home in Alton; he graduated from Marquette High School and 
11attended Shurtleff College and Southern Illinois University 
12Edwardsville; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, William Nagy served his country as a member of the 
14United States Navy in the South Pacific during World War II as 
15a gunner's mate; during his service, he participated in the 
16D-Day Invasion on Omaha Beach and also survived the sinking of 
172 ships that he served on; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, William Nagy retired as an engineer from Goulds 
19Pumps in St. Louis, Missouri in 1992 after many years of 
20service; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, William Nagy was a past President of the 
2Owens-Illinois Camera Club, a President of the Parent Teacher 
3Association, a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 
41308, and President of the Senior Citizens of Fosterburg; he 
5attended leadership training at the Philmont Scout Ranch and 
6served as Cubmaster and Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts of 
7America and took a group of scouts to the National Jamboree at 
8Valley Forge; he also proudly traveled with Honor Flight to 
9Washington, D.C.; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, William Nagy enjoyed ballroom and square dancing, 
11vegetable gardening, photography, creating stained glass art, 
12playing tournament bridge, and building and repairing things; 
13and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, William Nagy is survived by his wife, Dorothy; 2 
15children, Dennis Nagy (fiancee, Karen Cooper) and Gayle Hill 
16Poehlman (Bruce); 8 grandchildren, Kristopher Nagy (Sarah), 
17Brian Nagy, Matthew Nagy, Eleanor Nagy, Patrick Nagy, Ryan 
18Hill, Nathan Hill, and Chester (Ashley) Hill, IV; 11 
19great-grandchildren; and 3 brothers, Frank (June) Nagy, Jr., 
20James (Marilyn) Nagy, and John (Helen) Nagy; therefore, be it
  
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
22ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
23family and friends, mourn the passing of William Bernard Nagy; 
 
 
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1and be it further
  
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
3presented to the family of William Nagy as an expression of our 
4sympathy.