Full Text of SR1211 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Gus T. Arvanitis of Des Plaines, who | 4 | | passed away on September 11, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gus Arvanitis was born to Theodosios K. and | 6 | | Petroula Arvanitis in Nestani, Greece on May 23, 1937; he | 7 | | emigrated from Greece to the United States in 1954, and he was | 8 | | always grateful for all the opportunities his new homeland | 9 | | offered; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gus Arvanitis was a self-taught chef, leading the | 11 | | kitchens of family restaurants for over 40 years; his greatest | 12 | | joy came from cooking for his family and teaching his | 13 | | grandchildren the secret to his Pappou's beef, special chili, | 14 | | Thanksgiving stuffing, and incredible breakfast spreads; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Gus Arvanitis was constantly pursuing knowledge, | 16 | | whether it was American history or Paul Bocuse cookbooks; he | 17 | | had a passion for cars, photography, woodworking, and | 18 | | furniture making; he built furniture for his home and served | 19 | | as his own contractor for most of his home projects; he took | 20 | | pride in the landscaping and gardening of his yard, even | 21 | | winning an award from the City of Des Plaines for his | 22 | | landscaping design; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gus Arvanitis was the husband of Vasiliki "Kiki" | 2 | | (Demos) for 60 years; the father of Petroula (Zachary) | 3 | | Bazianos, Dena (Steve) Pavlopoulos, Ted (Michelle) Arvanitis, | 4 | | and Trifona "Aki" (Tina) Arvanitis; the grandfather of Sofia, | 5 | | Ariana, Costa, Gus, Ava, Charlie, Dean, Lucas, George, and | 6 | | Ellie; the brother of the late Peter (the late Panagoula) | 7 | | Arvanitis, the late Dena (the late Andreas) Spyropoulos, Mary | 8 | | (Andy) Gallanis, and Fotoula (the late Nick) Argyros; the | 9 | | uncle to several nieces and nephews; and the friend to many; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Gus T. Arvanitis and extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Gus Arvanitis as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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