Full Text of SR1042 103rd 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 Joe Vojacek of Oak Park, who passed | 4 | | away on April 24, 2022 at the age of 82; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek was born to Joseph Vojacek Jr. and | 6 | | Camille Sima Vojacek in Chicago; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek was a lifelong resident of Chicago, | 8 | | though he attended high school in the suburbs at Riverside | 9 | | Brookfield High School and was a part of the class of 1958; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek began his studies in English at North | 11 | | Central College in Naperville before transferring to the | 12 | | University of Chicago, where he graduated with a Bachelor of | 13 | | Arts in English; he later earned an Master of Arts in English | 14 | | Literature in 1964; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek married his wife, Marti, in 1983, and | 16 | | their household included Marti's three daughters; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek had a long career in teaching, | 18 | | spending most of his time at the Malcolm X College campus of | 19 | | the City Colleges of Chicago, where he earned tenure as a | 20 | | professor of English; he especially enjoyed teaching |
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| 1 | | humanities courses, where he blended literature, film, music, | 2 | | graphic arts, and other cultural representations; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek enrolled in the Ph.D. program in | 4 | | English at Loyola University Chicago but withdrew from the | 5 | | program to pursue his passion for antiquing; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek and his wife traveled the Midwest in | 7 | | search of antique furniture; they valued vintage advertising, | 8 | | artifacts, ephemera, arcade machines, and all things related | 9 | | to history and the practice of stage magic; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek retired from teaching in 2000; he and | 11 | | his wife moved shortly after to Oak Park to spend more time | 12 | | with their grandchildren; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek enjoyed music, poetry, art, film, | 14 | | photography, and antiquing; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek was preceded in death by his wife, | 16 | | Marti; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek is survived by his stepdaughters, | 18 | | Deborah Morrow, Rebecca Morrow, and Elisabeth Morrow and his | 19 | | step-grandsons, Elias Weinberg and Leo Weinberg; therefore, be | 20 | | it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Joe Vojacek and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 4 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Joe Vojacek as an expression of our | 7 | | deepest sympathy. |
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