Full Text of SR0245 96th General Assembly
SR0245 96TH 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 Stephen J. Andras of Aurora, who passed | 4 |
| away on April 12, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on September 12, 1923, in Temple, | 6 |
| Pennsylvania, the son of Michael and Anna (Kielar) Andras; and
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| WHEREAS, He served with the first division of the United | 8 |
| States Marine Corps during World War II in the Pacific Islands | 9 |
| and was discharged on January 18, 1946 after being wounded in | 10 |
| the line of duty; he received a Purple Heart for his dedicated | 11 |
| service;
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Andras was a dedicated publisher who retired | 13 |
| as president from the Strathmore Printing Company in 1985 after | 14 |
| 35 years of service; he then owned and ran Cogan Productions, a | 15 |
| supplier of Catholic catechisms to ministries worldwide until | 16 |
| his death;
Mr. Andras was an active member of Holy Angels | 17 |
| Church; he had a strong faith which was evident throughout his | 18 |
| life; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Andras was committed to serving the community; | 20 |
| he was a member of the Kiwanis Club, Serra Club, Toastmaster's, | 21 |
| and the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley; he also |
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| served on the board for Rush Copley Hospital and was the | 2 |
| campaign manager for former Aurora mayor, Al McCoy; Mr. Andras | 3 |
| was dedicated to increasing awareness of the blind, a generous | 4 |
| donor to many organizations, and was active in his | 5 |
| philanthropic work; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Michael | 7 |
| and Anna; his wife, Betty; his daughter, Susan; his brother, | 8 |
| John; and his sister, Anna; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Andras is survived by his daughters, Carol | 10 |
| Andras and Francine (Alan) Eggleston; his son, Stephen (Debbie) | 11 |
| Andras; and his grandchildren, Traci, Carrie, and Kyle | 12 |
| Eggleston, and Adam and Madeline Andras; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Stephen J. Andras; and | 16 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of Stephen J. Andras as a symbol of our | 19 |
| sincere sympathy.
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