Full Text of SR0733 95th General Assembly
SR0733 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
John P. Rygiel Jr. of Park City, formerly | 4 |
| of North Chicago, who passed away on May 12, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, John P. Rygiel Jr. was born on August 18, 1949 in | 6 |
| Waukegan; he graduated from Holy Rosary Grade School in North | 7 |
| Chicago, Carmel High School in Mundelein, and the Chicago | 8 |
| Barber College; and
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| WHEREAS, John P. Rygiel Jr. was a man of many talents as a | 10 |
| barber, painter, and musician; he was an accomplished accordion | 11 |
| player and was recognized and rated Superior during the | 12 |
| Illinois Music Association State Olympic Contest; and
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| WHEREAS, John P. Rygiel Jr. was a past member of the | 14 |
| Barber's Union and the Lake County Musician Union; he was a | 15 |
| member of the Tiny's Social Club and a volunteer for many years | 16 |
| at the North Chicago Veteran's Hospital; and
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| WHEREAS, John P. Rygiel Jr. was a devout sports fan, | 18 |
| especially of the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs; and
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| WHEREAS, John P. Rygiel Jr. was preceded in death by his | 20 |
| grandparents, Paul and Anna Rygiel and Walter and Katherine |
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| Kula; his uncles, Edward Wozniak, Edward Rygiel, Richard J. | 2 |
| Kula, and Edward Beres; his godmother, Tillie Beres; his | 3 |
| mother-in-law, Isabel Schapals; and his cousins, Richard C. | 4 |
| Kula and Jessica Przybylo; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, John P. Rygiel Jr. is survived by his loving wife, | 6 |
| Karen; his daughter, Katherine; his son, John; his | 7 |
| step-children, Dan and Jayne Sheehan; his loving father and | 8 |
| mother, John and Betty; his loving siblings, Joseph, Bill | 9 |
| (Brenda), Mike (Carol), Mary Ellen August (Peter), and Tony | 10 |
| (Jean); his loving nieces and nephews, Joe, Brian, Kristy, | 11 |
| Bill, Jason, Patrick, Brittany, Mike (Rygiel), Amanda, Kate, | 12 |
| Rachel and Grace August, and Anthony, Andrew, Zachery, Matthew, | 13 |
| and Danny Rygiel; his father-in-law, Stanley Schapals; his | 14 |
| sister-in-law, Lynn Schapals; his many aunts, uncles, cousins, | 15 |
| and friends; and his faithful dog, Pookey; and
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| WHEREAS, John P. Rygiel Jr. will be remembered by all who | 17 |
| knew and loved him as a kind man who always put others before | 18 |
| himself and brought joy to many with his musical talent and his | 19 |
| many charitable works; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 21 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 22 |
| his family and friends, the passing of John P. Rygiel Jr.; and | 23 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of John P. Rygiel Jr. as an expression | 3 |
| of our sympathy.
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