Full Text of SR0980 95th General Assembly
SR0980 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
our esteemed colleague, former Illinois | 4 |
| Representative and Senator Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz, who | 5 |
| passed away on January 5, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Ted Lechowicz was born on December 20, 1938; after | 7 |
| graduating from Weber High School, he worked in a butcher shop | 8 |
| to put himself through college, receiving an associate's degree | 9 |
| from Wright Junior College and then a bachelor's degree in | 10 |
| economics from North Park College in 1960; he then performed | 11 |
| some graduate work at DePaul University; and
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| WHEREAS, Ted Lechowicz served his country with pride and | 13 |
| distinction as a member of the United States Army as the | 14 |
| Commander of Company A, 108 Supply and Transportation Battalion | 15 |
| of the 33rd Division; he later served in the United States Army | 16 |
| National Guard, achieving the rank of 1st Lieutenant; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduating from college, Ted Lechowicz went | 18 |
| to work as a systems analyst for the Cook County Circuit | 19 |
| Courts; at the same time, he worked with the Democratic Party | 20 |
| as a precinct captain; and
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| WHEREAS, Ted Lechowicz was elected to the Illinois General |
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| Assembly in 1969, serving the people as Representative of | 2 |
| Illinois' 17th Representative District; rising rapidly through | 3 |
| the ranks, he served as Assistant Majority Leader during the | 4 |
| 81st General Assembly and Assistant Minority Leader during the | 5 |
| 82nd General Assembly; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, In 1983, Ted Lechowicz was elected to serve the | 7 |
| people as Senator of Illinois' 6th Legislative District; once | 8 |
| again displaying his natural aptitude for leadership, he rose | 9 |
| through the ranks, serving as Assistant Majority Leader until | 10 |
| his retirement in 1992; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure in the Senate, Ted Lechowicz | 12 |
| served on many committees, including the Appropriations I, | 13 |
| Executive, Executive Appointments and Veterans' Affairs, State | 14 |
| Government Organization and Administration, and Transportation | 15 |
| committees; he served as vice-chairman of the Elections and | 16 |
| Reapportionment committee and served on the Economic and Fiscal | 17 |
| Commission and the Legislative Space Needs Commission; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1990, Ted Lechowicz was elected to the Cook | 19 |
| County Board of Commissioners, serving until 2002; and
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| WHEREAS, Ted Lechowicz was a member of numerous community | 21 |
| organizations, including the Polish National Alliance, the | 22 |
| Chicago Society, the Moose Lodge, the Knights of Columbus, the |
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| Holy Name Society, Felician College, and the Lockwood | 2 |
| Improvement Association; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Ted Lechowicz was the recipient of numerous awards | 4 |
| from organizations such as the Young Democrats of Illinois, the | 5 |
| Polish American Police Association of Chicago, the Veterans of | 6 |
| Foreign Wars, the AFL-CIO, the United Polish American Council, | 7 |
| the Copernicus Foundation, the Wisla S.A.C., the Better Boys | 8 |
| Foundation, and the Northwest Lions; and
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| WHEREAS, Ted Lechowicz is survived by his wife of 44 years, | 10 |
| Suzanne; his son, Edward; and his four grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, Ted Lechowicz will be remembered by his former | 12 |
| colleagues, former constituents, and loved ones as a forceful | 13 |
| and effective legislator and as a warm and caring man; | 14 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 16 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 17 |
| his family and friends, the passing of our former colleague, | 18 |
| Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to the family of Ted Lechowicz as an expression of | 21 |
| our sympathy.
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