Full Text of SR0090 100th 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 Stephen B. "Steve" Luzbetak of Lockport, | 4 | | who passed away on January 13, 2017 at the age of 79; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Luzbetak was born in Joliet and was a | 6 | | lifelong Joliet-Lockport resident; he graduated from SS. Cyril & | 7 | | Methodius Grade School and from Joliet Catholic High School | 8 | | as Valedictorian in 1955; he attended Loyola University in | 9 | | Chicago, majoring in Political Science and Loyola University | 10 | | Law School, where he was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon | 11 | | Fraternity; he was a veteran of the United States Army Reserve; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Luzbetak was an active partner with | 14 | | Luzbetak and Caneva Law Firm in Lockport, which in 2016, | 15 | | celebrated 50 years of practice in Lockport; he started his | 16 | | career at Legal Aid in Chicago; he was active in politics, | 17 | | having served as Democratic Committeeman and Joliet Township | 18 | | Supervisor; he served on the Will County Board for 10 years, | 19 | | first from Joliet, then from Lockport, losing by one vote in | 20 | | the battle for Chairman of Will County; he ran for Will County | 21 | | Recorder of Deeds and Judge of the Circuit Court; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Luzbetak was a member and past president |
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| 1 | | of both the Lockport Rotary Club and Lockport Chamber of | 2 | | Commerce; he served for 25 years on the Lockport Old Canal Days | 3 | | Committee; he also served on the boards of the Will County | 4 | | Historical Society, American Cancer Society, and the United | 5 | | Way; he was a member of the Will County and State Bar | 6 | | Associations; he was the former attorney for Ludwig, Kelvin | 7 | | Grove, Fairmont, and Chaney-Monge school districts, the | 8 | | Lockport Fire District, the Fire District Foundation, and the | 9 | | Channahon Park District; most recently he was the attorney for | 10 | | the Lockport Park District; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Luzbetak was a member of the Lockport | 12 | | Moose Lodge #1557, Lockport American Legion John Olson Post | 13 | | #18; the past president of SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish and | 14 | | Holy Name Society; a current member of St. Dennis Church in | 15 | | Lockport; he was chairman for the 25th Anniversary of the | 16 | | Diocese of Joliet and was on the diocese First Diocesan | 17 | | Council; he was an avid golfer and poker player; his greatest | 18 | | joy was attending his grandchildren's activities; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Luzbetak was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents, Steve and Anna (Matuszewski) Luzbetak; his first wife, | 21 | | Jacqlyn (Rushing) Luzbetak; his sister-in-law, Carol Rushing; | 22 | | his brother-in-law, Terry (Sara) Aversa; and a special uncle, | 23 | | Michael Matuszewski; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Luzbetak is survived by his wife of 47 | 2 | | years, Ann "Betty" (Banas) Luzbetak; his children, Judy (Dave) | 3 | | Ward, Mark (Kim Ross) Luzbetak, and Paul Luzbetak; his five | 4 | | grandchildren, Andy, Jake, Emma, Anna, and Sadie; his sister, | 5 | | Loretta (Pete) Murphy; his brother-in-law George (Barbara) | 6 | | Banas; his special aunt, Rita Matuszewski; and many aunts, | 7 | | uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 10 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Stephen B. "Steve" | 11 | | Luzbetak, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 12 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Stephen Luzbetak as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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