Full Text of SR0452 99th 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 Leon R. Filas of Crystal Lake, who passed | 4 | | away on March 17, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leon Filas was born on February 21, 1922 in | 6 | | Lublin, Wisconsin; his parents were Roman and Minnie Filas; he | 7 | | married Mary Daniel on July 13, 1946 in Chicago; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Leon Filas was a proud veteran of the United | 9 | | States Army, having served during World War II; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Leon Filas was a carpenter by trade; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Leon Filas was a lifelong member of St. Thomas the | 12 | | Apostle Catholic Church and a member of the Chicago Veterans of | 13 | | Foreign Wars; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Leon Filas was preceded in death by his wife, | 15 | | Mary; his parents; and numerous siblings; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Leon Filas is survived by 3 sons, Wayne (Karen), | 17 | | Glen, and Leon (Nancy); 3 grandchildren, Daniel Filas, Kevin | 18 | | Filas, and Maryann (Aaron) Cashmore; 3 step-grandchildren, | 19 | | Jennifer, Blake, and Bryan Lichthardt; a great-grandson, |
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| 1 | | Paxton Cashmore; 4 siblings, Albert, Loretta, Leonard, and | 2 | | Louie (Cathy); and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 5 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Leon R. Filas; and be | 6 | | it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Leon Filas as an expression of our | 9 | | sympathy.
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