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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Chester Stranczek; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Chester Stranczek served as Mayor of the Village 
5of Crestwood from 1969 until he stepped down in August of 2007; 
6prior to becoming Mayor, he had served as a village trustee for 
7a dozen years; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, During his tenure as Mayor, Chester Stranczek was 
9instrumental in developing retail projects, such as the 
10Rivercrest Shopping Center, and in building recreational 
11facilities for village residents, such as the wellness center 
12and Biela Center; he spearheaded the initiative to refund a 
13portion of the Village's share of the overall property tax bill 
14back to the Village's residents; he was also instrumental in 
15bringing the Cook County Cheetahs to the Village in 1999; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Chester Stranczek was the founder of Harvey-based 
17trucking company Cresco Lines; he started in the trucking 
18business in 1959, hauling his first load for Allied Tube and 
19Conduit; while heading up Cresco, he served as chairman of the 
20American Trucking Association; he retired from the company in 
211995; and

  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Chester Stranczek and his wife, Diane, were 
2contributors to Canisius College, a Jesuit institution in 
3Buffalo, New York, from which he received an honorary degree in 
42001; he was also a board member at the college; therefore, be 
5it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
8family and friends, mourn the passing of Chester Stranczek; and 
9be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Chester Stranczek as an expression 
12of our sympathy.