Full Text of SR0776 97th 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
Lawrence "Coach" Hanzel of Beach Park, | 4 | | who passed away on May 14, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Hanzel was born on January 16, 1927, in | 6 | | North Chicago; he remained a lifelong resident of the North | 7 | | Chicago area; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Hanzel served his country with pride as a | 9 | | member of the United States Army as a paratrooper; after the | 10 | | end of the war, he attended the University of Wisconsin, where | 11 | | he graduated in 1952; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Hanzel began his teaching career at North | 13 | | Chicago Community High School as a teacher and football, | 14 | | basketball, and golf coach when the school opened in 1953; in | 15 | | 1963, he became the school's head basketball coach; in 1972, he | 16 | | was selected to serve as the school's Athletic Director, a | 17 | | position he held until his retirement; his winning records and | 18 | | his devotion to his athletes made him fondly known as "Poppa | 19 | | Hawk"; he also served as the school's assistant football coach | 20 | | for 13 years; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Hanzel was preceded in death by his son, |
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| 1 | | Christopher Hanzel; his sister, Elaine DeGrazia; and his | 2 | | parents, Helen and Leo Hanzel; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Hanzel is survived by his wife, Marilyn | 4 | | (nee Crawford) Hanzel; his children, Laurie (Hanzel) (Don) | 5 | | Lindskog and her children, Derek Lindskog and Sarah (Lindskog) | 6 | | (Nate) Swartzendruber; Richard (Debbie) Hanzel and his | 7 | | children, Eric Hanzel, Justin Hanzel, Adam Hanzel, and Lauren | 8 | | Hanzel; Steven Hanzel and his children, Amanda and Bradly | 9 | | Hanzel; and MaryJo (Hanzel) (John) Fortin and children, Joseph | 10 | | Diesi, Hannah Diesi, and Jillian Fortin; his brother, Richard | 11 | | Hanzel; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Frank and Carol Hough | 12 | | and Glen and Joan Johnson; his many nieces and nephews; and his | 13 | | unborn great-grandchild; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 16 | | his family and friends, the passing of Lawrence "Coach" Hanzel; | 17 | | and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Lawrence Hanzel as an expression of | 20 | | our sympathy.
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