Full Text of SR0814 95th General Assembly
SR0814 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 John Burzynski, father of State Senator | 4 |
| and our colleague Brad Burzynski, who passed away on April 23, | 5 |
| 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, John Burzynski was born August 13, 1922, in | 7 |
| Benton, the son of Lawrence and Martha (Zachari)
Burzynski; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Billie (Stewart) on October 9, 1943, in | 9 |
| Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Mr. Burzynski was a World War II | 10 |
| veteran; he was a retired
coal miner and farmer; he was a | 11 |
| member of Rend Baptist Church, where he was a
deacon and served | 12 |
| as church treasurer for more than 50 years; and he was also an
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| avid gardener and was widely known for his generosity at | 14 |
| harvest time; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his | 16 |
| brothers,
Raymond and Stanley; and a sister, Mary Isaacs; and
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| WHEREAS, John Burzynski is survived by his wife, Billie | 18 |
| Burzynski; his son, Ken W. Burzynski and wife,
Carmen; his | 19 |
| daughter, Judy Ridgway and husband, Paul;
his son, J. Bradley | 20 |
| Burzynski and wife, Judy; his nine grandchildren, Dan,
Lori, | 21 |
| Sam and Amanda Burzynski, Ben Burzynski and wife, Abbie, Beth |
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Veit and husband, Kristian, Andrew Ridgway, | 2 |
| Zachary Ridgway, and wife, Meredith,
and Anthony Ridgway; and | 3 |
| two great-grandchildren, Ethan and Hannah Burzynski;, he also | 4 |
| is survived by his brothers, Lawrence, Walter, Marion, and
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| Clyde "Butch" Burzynski, as well as his sisters, Helen | 6 |
| Thompson, Stella Stewart, Ruth
Grammer, and Jane Cummings; | 7 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 |
| his family and friends, the passing of John Burzynski; and be | 11 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of John Burzynski as a symbol of our | 14 |
| sincere sympathy.
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