Full Text of SR0601 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 Joseph "Mayor Joe" W. Strzelczyk, who | 4 | | passed away on May 17, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Joe was born on May 21, 1939 to Chester and | 6 | | Loretta (nee Szrabajki) Strzelczyk; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Joe served honorably in the United States | 8 | | Army during the Vietnam War from 1962 to 1963; he served 5 | 9 | | years in the U.S. Army Reserve until 1968; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Joe launched his own businesses in 1976 as a | 11 | | self-employed "trader" at the Chicago Board of Options | 12 | | Exchange, where he also owned a prestigious Trading Seat; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, In the 1980s, Mayor Joe shared his passion for | 14 | | softball through writing columns, hosting a cable television | 15 | | program and radio show, and coaching the North American Pro | 16 | | Softball league in 1980; he was inducted into the Softball Hall | 17 | | of Fame in 2012; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Joe had a passion for helping people, which | 19 | | led him to spend much of his life working with young people as | 20 | | a baseball coach and eventually entering a career in public |
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| 1 | | service; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Joe entered into public service in 1978, | 3 | | working as a Special Recreation Instructor for the Chicago Park | 4 | | District; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Joe started his tenure as Summit Village | 6 | | Trustee in 1990; he was elected Mayor in 1997 and re-elected to | 7 | | that position in 2001, 2005, 2009, and 2013; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, During Mayor Joe's tenure, he secured more than | 9 | | $2.5 million in Community Development Block Grant funding, | 10 | | which he used to improve streets and strengthen Summit's | 11 | | infrastructure; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Under Mayor Joe's direction, Summit was able to | 13 | | build a 78-unit, $14 million Senior Housing Development; in | 14 | | 2013, Summit was also included in the revenue sharing agreement | 15 | | with the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, which brought in more | 16 | | than $604,000 to the Village; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Thanks to Mayor Joe's leadership, new businesses | 18 | | moved to Summit, the village's debt was reduced, and crime made | 19 | | a steady decline; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Joe was proud of Summit's diversity and |
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| 1 | | strived to ensure the Village remained well-balanced and all | 2 | | voices were heard; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Joe dedicated his entire life to the people | 4 | | of Summit and served the Village with sincere kindness, | 5 | | honesty, integrity and an enduring commitment to improve Summit | 6 | | and the lives of its residents; his legacy will go unmatched; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Joe was preceded in death by his parents, | 9 | | and a brother Chester (Trudy) Strzelczyk; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Joe is survived by his 3 nephews, Chet | 11 | | (Stacy), John (Kim), and Ken (Flo) Strzelczyk; his 5 | 12 | | great-nieces and nephews, Bret, Matthew, Kyra, Johnny, and | 13 | | Justin; his 2 godchildren, C.J. and Emma; his aunt, Gloria | 14 | | Strzelczyk; and his cousins Bernie (Margaret) Migas, Diane | 15 | | (Steve) Kusenda, Kathy (John) Rayson, and many more; therefore, | 16 | | be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Joseph "Mayor Joe" W. Strzelczyk, and we extend our sincere | 20 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 21 | | him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Mayor Joe as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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