Full Text of SR0554 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
John J. Zabukovec of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on December 25, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Zabukovec was born on November 19, 1927, in | 6 | | Waukegan; his parents were John and Mary Zabukovec; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, John Zabukovec graduated from Waukegan Township | 8 | | High School in 1945, where he was active in academics and | 9 | | athletics; he was a member of the "W" Club, History Club, and | 10 | | Senior Government; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Zabukovec was the owner of the 922 Club and | 12 | | the Bel-View Lounge; he later worked for the Clerk of the | 13 | | Circuit Court, before he became a custodian with the Waukegan | 14 | | School District; after he retired from the school district, he | 15 | | worked at the Lake Bluff Golf Course, where he loved to serve | 16 | | coffee and provide advice to the golfers; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, John Zabukovec was a member of the All Nations | 18 | | Bowling Tournament, the Moose Club, the AFU, and KSKJ/St. | 19 | | Joseph's Lodge 53; he was a member of Mother of God Church, | 20 | | where he and his wife co-chaired dinner dances for the church; | 21 | | more recently, he was a member of St. Dismas Parish; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Zabukovec's love of sports began in early | 2 | | childhood; he served as the batboy for the Zabukovec All-Stars, | 3 | | his father's baseball team; he also enjoyed bowling, playing | 4 | | basketball, football, and softball, music, dancing, solving | 5 | | crossword puzzles, card tricks, and especially the Chicago | 6 | | Cubs; he was also well known as a Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune | 7 | | expert; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, John Zabukovec was preceded in death by his | 9 | | father, John Zabukovec; his mother, Mary Zabukovec Chamernik; | 10 | | his step-father, John Chamernik; his father-in-law, Joseph | 11 | | Zalaznik; his sisters, Mildred Terchek and Alice Pasiewicz; and | 12 | | his brother-in-laws, Edward Pasiewicz and John Terchek; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, John Zabukovec is survived by his loving wife, | 14 | | Jennie (Zalaznik) Zabukovec; his daughters, Jamie Zabukovec | 15 | | (Larry Thompson), Judy Derra, Janice (Richard) Davis, and Julie | 16 | | Zabukovec (Rob McKay); his grandchildren, Tesia Derra and | 17 | | Meredith and John Tanner Davis; his great-grandchildren, | 18 | | Adelina, Bekim, and Lule (Derra) Alijoski; his sister, Mary Ann | 19 | | (Albert) Gilbert; his brother-in-law, Fred (Marie) Zalaznik; | 20 | | his step-sister, Mary Alice (Edward) Morrissey; his nieces, | 21 | | nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews, Joan (Bill) Marsh, | 22 | | Eddie (Gail) Pasiewicz, Geri Gilbert, Janet (Marty) Anderson, | 23 | | Larry (Debbie), Gerry, and John Zalaznik, Bill (Jeannie) Marsh, |
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| 1 | | Theresa (John) Brouillard, and Michael, Lindy, Eric, Torie, and | 2 | | Alex Pasiewicz; and his many other relatives; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 5 | | his family and friends, the passing of John J. Zabukovec; and | 6 | | be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of John Zabukovec as an expression of | 9 | | our sympathy.
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