Full Text of SR0687 95th General Assembly
SR0687 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 Clarence "Clancy" A. Groblewski of North | 4 |
| Chicago, who passed away on February 27, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born
March 11, 1925 and remained a | 6 |
| life-long resident of North
Chicago; he proudly served in the | 7 |
| United States Army during World War II in the 170th Field | 8 |
| Artillery Battalion in the European theater; he was a true | 9 |
| patriot and remained red, white, and blue his entire life and | 10 |
| flew his American flag every chance he got; and
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| WHEREAS, After returning from his war-time duties in | 12 |
| February 1946, he became engaged to the love of his life Marie | 13 |
| (Stimac); they were married on May 3, 1947 and had three | 14 |
| terrific and loving children; they enjoyed 60 wonderful years | 15 |
| together and celebrated the occasion with another memorable | 16 |
| family vacation with their kids on an Alaskan cruise; and
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| WHEREAS, He was employed for 30 years by the United States | 18 |
| Naval Department, Naval Printing & Publications at Great Lakes, | 19 |
| first as a printer and then as a shop planner; he also worked | 20 |
| part-time in his family's business, Ratajack's on 14th Street | 21 |
| in North Chicago, as one of the establishment's most popular | 22 |
| bartenders; he was a die-hard Cubs, Bears, and Notre Dame fan; |
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and | 3 |
| Madeline (Ratajack) Groblewski, and his brother, Mitchell; and
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| WHEREAS, Clancy Groblewski is survived by his wife, Marie; | 5 |
| his three children, Kathy (Jim) Guenther, Mickey, and Renee | 6 |
| (Doug) Zahery; his four grandchildren, Tammi Korblick, Andy | 7 |
| (Krista) Guenther; Chris Groblewski, and Kelley Guenther; his | 8 |
| two great-grandchildren, Cecilia Marie and Paige McKenzie; his | 9 |
| brother, Chester; and his numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, | 10 |
| and many friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Clarence "Clancy" | 14 |
| Groblewski; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the family of Clarence "Clancy" Groblewski as a | 17 |
| symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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