Full Text of SR0877 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of Joe Mayeski of Benton, who | 4 | | passed away on July 2, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Mayeski was born on December 25, 1913, to John | 6 | | and Katie (Mick) Mayeski; he graduated Benton High School in | 7 | | 1933; he married Katie Louise (Garavaglia) on November 25, | 8 | | 1945, in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Benton; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Joe Mayeski was a decorated World War II veteran; | 10 | | he served in the South Pacific from 1941 to 1945, with the rank | 11 | | of Master Technical Sergeant; he owned and operated a Conoco, | 12 | | then Marathon, gas station in West City from 1945 to 1963; he | 13 | | worked for Southern Illinois University-Carbondale for the | 14 | | Maintenance Department; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Joe Mayeski thoroughly enjoyed golfing, | 16 | | gardening, and fishing; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Joe Mayeski was preceded in death by his wife, | 18 | | Katie Louise; his parents, John and Katie Mayeski; and his | 19 | | brother, Stanley Mayeski; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Joe Mayeski is survived by his daughter, Anna |
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| 1 | | Marie (Ronald) Giacone; his grandchildren, Gina (Steve) | 2 | | Giacone Hackman, Jim (Julie) Giacone, and Jennifer Giacone; his | 3 | | great-grandchildren, Mitch and Lucy; his step-great-grandson, | 4 | | Andrew; his sister, Mildred Brosch; and his sister-in-law, Mary | 5 | | Mayeski; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Joe Mayeski, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Joe Mayeski as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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