Full Text of SR0677 101st 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 Chester John "Chick" Szech of | 4 | | Libertyville, who passed away on September 6, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chester Szech was born in North Chicago to John | 6 | | and Mary Szczech on June 20, 1925; he attended Holy Rosary | 7 | | School and graduated from Waukegan High School in 1943; he | 8 | | enlisted in the United States Navy and was sent to Idaho for | 9 | | basic training and then to San Diego to train as a Hospital | 10 | | Corpsman; he was then assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd | 11 | | Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division; in 1944, he was | 12 | | deployed to both Saipan and Tinian, where he was part of the | 13 | | push to retake the Mariana Islands; for his actions during the | 14 | | battle of Tinian, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with the | 15 | | V device to denote heroism, the fourth highest military | 16 | | decoration for valor; throughout his life, his Bronze Star was | 17 | | an unwavering source of pride, as was his connection with the | 18 | | Marines; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, After the war, Chester Szech attended Lake Forest | 20 | | College on the GI Bill and graduated in 1950; he worked as a | 21 | | lather and also taught school in the Gavin and North Chicago | 22 | | School Districts; he retired from teaching in 1986; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Chester Szech was a member of the Carpenter's | 2 | | Union; he was a past president of the Illinois Chapter of the | 3 | | 2nd Marine Division Association and a founding member of the | 4 | | Foss Park Golf League; in 1994, he returned to the Mariana | 5 | | Islands to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of | 6 | | Saipan; he enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, | 7 | | golfing, fishing, reading about the war in the South Pacific, | 8 | | and working crossword puzzles; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Chester Szech is survived by his wife, Vicki; his | 10 | | sons, John (Karen) and Andrew; his daughter, Mary (Donald | 11 | | Popetz); five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Chester John Szech and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Chester Szech as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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