Full Text of SR0534 95th General Assembly
SR0534 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 Dr. Ben C. Turski of Naperville, who | 4 |
| passed away on January 14, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born March 4, 1919 in Madison, the loving | 6 |
| son of the late Faustyn and Natalia (nee Banach) Turski; he | 7 |
| grew up with seven brothers and sisters in downstate Madison | 8 |
| and spent much of his early life hiking, fishing, and sailing | 9 |
| on the Mississippi River; and
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| WHEREAS, After high school he joined the United States Army | 11 |
| Air Corp and served with distinction in World War II as 1st | 12 |
| Lieutenant and B-24 "Liberator" Bomber Pilot in both the 10th | 13 |
| and 11th Bombardment Groups of the Seventh Air Force; he saw | 14 |
| action in the central Pacific in campaigns in the Marianas, at | 15 |
| Pelilue, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Chichi Jima; he flew 40 combat | 16 |
| missions and earned several medals including the Distinguished | 17 |
| Flying Cross, the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with two Battle Stars, | 18 |
| the Victory Medal, the American Campaign Medal, and the Air | 19 |
| Medal with Six Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters; and
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| WHEREAS, After World War II, he attended college on the GI | 21 |
| bill and was a 1954 graduate of the St. Louis University School | 22 |
| of Dentistry; he taught at the University and later opened his |
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| own practice, practicing for 25 years in East St. Louis before | 2 |
| his retirement; in East St. Louis he was an active member of | 3 |
| St. Adalbert's Catholic Polish Church; he moved to Naperville | 4 |
| in 1980 to be closer to his children and grandchildren; he was | 5 |
| a lifetime member of Judd Kendall VFW Post 3873, St. Raphael's | 6 |
| Catholic Church, and the YMCA, all in Naperville; he was past | 7 |
| president of the St. Clair Dental Society and a member of the | 8 |
| Chicago Dental Society; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 50 | 10 |
| years, Wanda in 1992; and his sister, Helen Bertacchi; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Ben Turski is survived by his two sons, Dr. | 12 |
| Patrick Alan (Deborah) Turski and Dr. Ronald (Elaine) Turski; | 13 |
| his grandchildren, Cynthia, Cheryl, Michael, and Megan; his | 14 |
| many nieces and nephews; his brothers, Stanley "Rusty" Turski | 15 |
| and Anthony Turski; and his sisters, Hattie Mulnik, Clara Bonk, | 16 |
| Agnes Ruesing, and Elsie Gordon; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 18 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 19 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Dr. Ben Turski; and be | 20 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to the family of Dr. Ben C. Turski as a symbol of our |
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