Full Text of SR0654 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 Thaddeus "Ted" V. Killian of Waukegan, | 4 | | who passed away on June 9, 2017 at the age of 94; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Thaddeus Killian was born in North Chicago to John | 6 | | and Mary Killian in 1922; he was a member of the Civilian | 7 | | Conservation Corps and served in the United States Army during | 8 | | World War II; he married Rose Valencic in Waukegan at Mother of | 9 | | God Church in 1947; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Thaddeus Killian began his career with Johns | 11 | | Manville; he then worked for the United States Steel | 12 | | Corporation until his retirement in 1979; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Thaddeus Killian was an active member of the | 14 | | American-Croatian Waukegan Tamburitzans, the United | 15 | | Steelworkers, and Queen of Peace Catholic Church; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Thaddeus Killian was a dedicated and hard working | 17 | | husband, father, grandfather, great-grandpa, uncle, and | 18 | | brother; he spent his entire life living independently; he | 19 | | especially enjoyed dancing, listening to music, golfing, | 20 | | working on home improvement, woodworking projects, and | 21 | | spending time with family; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Thaddeus Killian especially appreciated the | 2 | | loving care of his family, the Haroian family, and his | 3 | | caregivers, Linda Ridley and Betty Wiley; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Thaddeus Killian was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents; his wife of almost 60 years, Rose; his son-in-law, | 6 | | Dennis Cobb; his siblings, Steffie (Al) Swirski, Frank (Mary) | 7 | | Killian, John Killian, Lillian (Lester) Curry, and Chester | 8 | | (Zenia) Killian; his niece, Kathy Kudra; and his nephew, Kevin | 9 | | Killian; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Thaddeus Killian is survived by his children, Ted | 11 | | (Gerrine) Killian and Diane Cobb; his grandchildren, Danielle | 12 | | Killian, Michael Killian, Jaime (Kris Sturgell) Rukstales, | 13 | | Julie Hughes, Jennifer (Rick) Bentley, and Bryan (Nicole) Cobb; | 14 | | his great-grandchildren, Charlie Hughes, Alysen Cobb, and | 15 | | baby-to-be, Bentley; his brothers, Walter Killian and Leo | 16 | | (Dolores) Killian; his sister-in-law, Helen Killian; and many | 17 | | nieces, nephews, and grand-nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Thaddeus "Ted" V. Killian, and extend our sincere condolences | 21 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 22 | | it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Thaddeus Killian as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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