Full Text of SR0814 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 Bernard Paul "Bernie" Kopitar of Crystal | 4 | | Lake, who passed away on July 12, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Kopitar was born in Chicago on August 11, | 6 | | 1926 to Frank and Julia (nee Heisen) Kopitar; he attended St. | 7 | | Aloysius Grade School and Crane High School, where he | 8 | | participated in the ROTC program; upon graduation in 1944, he | 9 | | attended Michigan State University as part of the Army | 10 | | Specialized Training Program, followed by training in Biloxi, | 11 | | Mississippi and Langley Field in Virginia as an aviation | 12 | | machinist; he was discharged from the United States Air Force | 13 | | in 1947 after serving a year in Panama; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Kopitar's career as a carpenter and | 15 | | construction superintendent spanned over 40 years, including | 16 | | employment with Carp Construction, Soberg & Sullivan, and | 17 | | Trapani Construction; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Kopitar's hobbies were reading history and | 19 | | wartime books, woodworking and model building, swimming at the | 20 | | HealthBridge Fitness Center, and even most recently, weekly | 21 | | pinochle games at Senior Services in Crystal Lake; he was an | 22 | | avid Chicago sports fan; he and his wife enjoyed their love of |
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| 1 | | dancing and took numerous vacations throughout their years in | 2 | | Arlington Heights and Crystal Lake; they were long-time members | 3 | | of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Kopitar was preceded in death by his wife | 5 | | of 64 years, Marie; his parents; and his sister, Wilma; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Kopitar is survived by his daughters, Julie | 7 | | (Martin) Tampa and Madelyn (Tim) Wild; his grandchildren, | 8 | | Gregory, Anthony, Rachel (Nick), Emily, and Jenny; and his | 9 | | sister, Helen (Richard) Gerlach; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Bernard Paul "Bernie" Kopitar, and extend our sincere | 13 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 14 | | him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Bernie Kopitar as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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