Full Text of SR0432 103rd General Assembly
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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 F. "Tom" Swoik Sr. of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on July 21, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tom Swoik was born to Thomas Anton and Ruth Marie | 6 | | Hodack Swoik in Springfield on June 27, 1948; he graduated | 7 | | from Springfield High School in 1966; he earned his Associate | 8 | | of Arts in Business Management from Springfield College in | 9 | | Illinois in 1968; he received his Bachelor of Science in | 10 | | Business Administration from Murray State University in | 11 | | Murray, Kentucky in 1971; he married Gayle Davis in | 12 | | Springfield on May 6, 1972; he earned his Master of Arts in | 13 | | Business Education from the University of Illinois at | 14 | | Springfield in 1983; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Tom Swoik served as accounting manager for City | 16 | | Water, Light & Power, comptroller of Springfield School | 17 | | District 186, accounting instructor at Lincoln Land Community | 18 | | College, reimbursement manager of Nutrition at the Illinois | 19 | | State Board of Education, deputy director of Program Support | 20 | | for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, | 21 | | and deputy administrator of Finance and Administration for the | 22 | | Illinois Gaming Board until his retirement in 2001; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After retiring, Tom Swoik was employed as | 2 | | executive director of the Illinois Casino Gaming Association, | 3 | | during which time he served as a lobbyist, until late 2021; he | 4 | | then served as business manager for St. Agnes Parish until his | 5 | | passing; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Tom Swoik was involved in St. Agnes Parish and | 7 | | served on the St. Agnes School Board; he was also a member of | 8 | | the Springfield Rotary Club; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Tom Swoik was known for his affability, | 10 | | generosity, and kindness; he will be remembered for the | 11 | | unconditional love he held for his family; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Tom Swoik was preceded in death by his parents; | 13 | | his stepfather, Imy J. Feuer; his sister, Carolyn (Kerry) | 14 | | Vanderhoof; and his parents-in-law, Colonel Charles E. and | 15 | | Esther M. Davis; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Tom Swoik is survived by his wife, Gayle Swoik; | 17 | | his son, Thomas F. "T.J." Swoik Jr.; his daughter, Jaime | 18 | | Linderman; his grandchildren, Madalyn and Charlie Linderman; | 19 | | his brother, Jeffrey (Judy) Davis; his aunt, Judy Endres; his | 20 | | nieces and nephews, Susan (Jeff) Hartnett, Sara (Patrick) | 21 | | Krepps, Lysle Hartnett, Layne Hartnett, Mike (Lawra) | 22 | | Vanderhoof, Eade Vanderhoof, and Hanna Vanderhoof; his |
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| 1 | | brother-in-Law, John Vanderhoof; and countless friends; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Thomas F. "Tom" Swoik Sr. and extend our sincere condolences | 6 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 7 | | it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Tom Swoik as an expression of our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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