SR0704 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Nick Maggos of Alton, who passed away on May 8, 2008; and

WHEREAS, The death of Nick Maggos marked the passing of one of Alton's leading businessmen from an earlier, brighter era in Alton's history; for almost 30 years, from the 1960s until the early 1990s, Mr. Maggos was active in every significant Alton community activity; his activities included being president of the Greater Alton Chamber of Commerce, president and co-founder of Pride Inc., president of the Alton YMCA, chairman of the United Way Campaign, member of the boards of the Alton Museum of History and Art, Hayner Public Library, Family Service Visiting Nurse Association, and an adviser to Lewis and Clark Community College, along with Rod St. Clair and Robert Schrimpf; and

WHEREAS, He was vice president of the Center for American Archeology, member of the World Business Council, chairman of the Alton Memorial Hospital Foundation, chairman of the 1990 Easter Seal Campaign, director of the Center for Global Activities, and adjunct professor at LCCC and president of the LCCC Foundation; and

WHEREAS, Nick Maggos was born April 9, 1929, to the late Gust and Mary (Davis) Maggos; he was raised in Alton, and attended Western Military Academy and Washington University in St. Louis; he was the owner and head of the Pepsi-Cola Alton Bottling Company until its sale in 1989, and was active in and an officer of several national soft drink trade associations; Nick's father, Gust Maggos, entered the beer business in Alton at the end of Prohibition and introduced Pepsi Cola to the Alton market in 1935; this event eventually grew into the Alton Pepsi Bottling Company, which was located on East Broadway in Alton; and

WHEREAS, He was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Pride Medal of Achievement, the Chamber of Commerce president's Award, and the Guardian Award presented by the Alton Museum of History and Art; and

WHEREAS, He leaves behind his wife, Barbara, of 39 years; his two daughters, Colleen and Suzy; three grand-children, John David and his wife, Ann Graziano, and Allison and Michael Dash; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Nick Maggos; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Nick Maggos as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.