Full Text of SR0843 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 Edmund Raymond "Zeke" Bratkowski of Santa | 4 | | Rosa Beach, Florida, who passed away on November 11, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Zeke Bratkowski was born in Westville to Kasmer | 6 | | and Elizabeth Kraninock Bratkowski on October 20, 1931; he | 7 | | served in the United States Air Force as an aircraft pilot and | 8 | | played college football for the University of Georgia; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Zeke Bratkowski played for 14 years in the | 10 | | National Football League as a quarterback for the Los Angeles | 11 | | Rams, the Chicago Bears, and the Green Bay Packers; he was a | 12 | | two-time Super Bowl champion and a three-time National Football | 13 | | Conference champion; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Zeke Bratkowski was inducted into the University | 15 | | of Georgia Hall of Fame, the University of Georgia Circle of | 16 | | Honor, the Florida Georgia Hall of Fame, the Green Bay Packers | 17 | | Hall of Fame, and the National Polish-American Sports Hall of | 18 | | Fame; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Zeke Bratkowski was a devoted husband, father, | 20 | | grandfather, and great-grandfather; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Zeke Bratkowski was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents and his son, Stephen Bratkowski; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Zeke Bratkowski is survived by his wife, Mary | 4 | | Elizabeth Bratkowski; his son, Bob (Rebecca) Bratkowski; his | 5 | | daughter, Kathryn Bratkowski; his sister, Patricia Stitt; his | 6 | | grandchildren, Shane Bratkowski, Nicolas Bratkowski, and | 7 | | Courtney (Chip) Cowan; and his great-grandchildren, Leo, | 8 | | Violet, Parker, Charleigh, Quinn, and Paige; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Edmund Raymond "Zeke" Bratkowski and extend our sincere | 12 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 13 | | him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Zeke Bratkowski as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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