Full Text of SR0021 97th 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 Nick Perica of Alton, who passed away on | 4 | | September 22, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on November 5, 1921, in Alton, to Ivan | 6 | | and Bozica Perica, immigrants from Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary; | 7 | | he attended Alton schools and in 1941, while working for | 8 | | Standard Oil Barge Line, became a United States Army soldier; | 9 | | in 1942, he was a Presidential Honor Guard for President | 10 | | Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and was then selected to be a member | 11 | | of the elite and top secret intelligence organization, the | 12 | | (OSS) Office of Strategic Services; due to his knowledge of | 13 | | foreign languages and the combination of mental and physical | 14 | | toughness, the patriotic duty was to help America win the war; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, His World War II duties included saving the lives | 17 | | of many downed airmen behind enemy lines, and he trained | 18 | | resistance fighters to help fight for freedom in their | 19 | | countries; while working as a covert undercover agent in Italy | 20 | | he met and married his wife of 65 years, Ivka Eva Perica; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, After the war, he worked at Laclede Steel Company | 22 | | of Alton for 40 years; he was a lifelong Roman Catholic and |
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| 1 | | member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; he was a proud | 2 | | member of the Disabled American Veterans, the VFW Alton Post | 3 | | 1308, the Eagles of Alton F.O.E. 254, Wood River Moose Lodge | 4 | | 1349, the Knights of Columbus in Highland Council # 1580, and | 5 | | the old Rock Springs Caddies; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, His interests included dancing, photography, | 7 | | golf, bird watching, nature, woodworking, and telling war | 8 | | stories; his favorite activity was visiting with friends and | 9 | | family; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his | 11 | | brothers and sisters, Peter (Mary), John (Minnie), Louis | 12 | | (Gladys), Mary (Joe) Tasso, Lelia (Russell and Frank) | 13 | | Harris-Stimac, Julia (John) Schneto, and Joe (Jean); and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Nick Perica is survived by his wife, Ivka; their | 15 | | sons and families, Marion (Kathy), Nick A., Bob (Melissa), | 16 | | David, and George (Pat); their grandchildren, Michelle Kiger, | 17 | | Jennifer (Todd) Russell, Amy (Leonard) Madalon, Stephanie | 18 | | (Dan) Fitzgerald, Nicole (Brandon) Gerken, Danielle Perica, | 19 | | Alex Perica, and Leigh and Tess Perica; their | 20 | | great-grandchildren, Lenny and John Madalon; his sister, Rose | 21 | | Sorbie Secord; and many nieces and nephews, both in the USA and | 22 | | Croatia; he will also be deeply missed by many family and | 23 | | friends, especially, Pete Perica and friends, Mark Gentry and |
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| 1 | | Cal Ennis; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 4 | | his family and friends, the passing of Nick Perica; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Nick Perica as a symbol of our | 8 | | sincere sympathy.
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