Full Text of SR0233 95th General Assembly
SR0233 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Victor Markiewicz of Lemont, who passed | 4 |
| away on May 25, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz was born in Lemont; he graduated | 6 |
| from Lemont High School in 1966 and Worsham College of Mortuary | 7 |
| Science in Wheeling three years later; he became the third | 8 |
| generation of the Markiewicz family to run the Markiewicz | 9 |
| Funeral Home in Lemont, which he ran for 30 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz was an avid sportsman and | 11 |
| community leader; he was active in several area clubs and was a | 12 |
| major force behind the drive to improve Lemont's Main Street in | 13 |
| the late 1980s; during the 1970s and 1980s, he served as a high | 14 |
| school basketball official and baseball umpire; in the 1990s, | 15 |
| he provided play-by-play for football, basketball, and | 16 |
| volleyball games on Lemont Community TV, and did the same later | 17 |
| for Will County Channel 6; the broadcasts were strictly | 18 |
| volunteer based, but Mr. Markiewicz approached each game like a | 19 |
| professional, with his passion and outgoing nature making the | 20 |
| games a joy for everyone; he was active at Sts. Cyril & | 21 |
| Methodius Catholic Church in Lemont, where he helped out as | 22 |
| Eucharistic minister, lector, usher, and past president of the | 23 |
| Parish Pastoral Council; and
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| WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz was a White Sox fan and gym rat | 2 |
| who loved watching sports at every level; he also loved | 3 |
| spending time on his boat in New Buffalo, Michigan; and
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| WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz will be remembered by all who | 5 |
| knew him as a funny and personable man who always knew how to | 6 |
| comfort people in their times of sadness; and
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| WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz is survived by his wife, Connie; | 8 |
| his sons, Matt and Brian; his daughter, Lauren; and two | 9 |
| grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Victor Markiewicz; and | 13 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Victor Markiewicz as an expression | 16 |
| of our sympathy.
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