Full Text of HR1039 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Donald | 4 | | R. "Dick" Ladzinski of Peru, who passed away on December 19, | 5 | | 2022; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski was born to Edward and Sally | 7 | | Florence (Zultowski) Ladzinski in LaSalle on January 20, 1933; | 8 | | he graduated from LaSalle-Peru High School in 1951 and from | 9 | | Illinois Valley Community College; he served in the U.S. Navy | 10 | | Seabees from 1952 to 1956, and he was stationed in the | 11 | | Philippines early on during the Korean War; he married Ruth | 12 | | Wall at St. Joseph's Church in Peru on October 23, 1954, and | 13 | | she preceded him in death on October 29, 1987; he later married | 14 | | Jeanne Thompson at St. Joseph's Church in Peru on November 3, | 15 | | 2006; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, After he returned from the Navy, Dick Ladzinski | 17 | | joined Carpenters Local 195; during his career, he was the | 18 | | business agent of Union Carpenters 195 in Peru; he was a | 19 | | 66-year member of Carpenters Local 195 and 174; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, During his career, Dick Ladzinski was | 21 | | secretary-treasurer of the Illinois State Council of | 22 | | Carpenters, and he lobbied for labor in Springfield and |
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| 1 | | Washington, D.C.; he prided himself on honesty and no waste in | 2 | | union practices; he fought for worker's safety laws and living | 3 | | wages and to provide a surplus of scholarships to trade | 4 | | schools; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski was a guardian of nature and | 6 | | steward of the land in retirement; he enjoyed hunting, | 7 | | fishing, bird watching, traveling, baseball, photography, | 8 | | cooking, and gardening; his legacy to his children was his | 9 | | love; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents; his first wife, Ruth Wall Ladzinski; his daughter, | 12 | | Mary Ladzinski; his brother, Edward Ladzinski; and his sister, | 13 | | Carol Ladzinski Newcomer; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski is survived by his wife, Jeanne | 15 | | Thompson Ladzinski; his children, Rick Ladzinski, Mike | 16 | | (Kathleen Layden) Ladzinski, Dave Ladzinski, Tim (Dawn Beams) | 17 | | Ladzinski, Susan Ladzinski Blair, Tom (Angela Suarez) | 18 | | Ladzinski, and Julie Ladzinski (Scott) Kelley; his | 19 | | stepchildren, Julie Thompson and Neil Thompson; his 20 | 20 | | grandchildren; his six great-grandchildren; and his sister, | 21 | | Dorothy Ladzinski Troup; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we mourn the passing of
Donald R. "Dick" Ladzinski and extend | 3 | | our sincere
condolences to his family, friends, and all who | 4 | | knew and loved
him; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 6 | | presented to the family of Dick Ladzinski as an expression of
| 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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