Full Text of SR1132 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 John E. Gorsek of Springfield, who passed | 4 | | away on April 14, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Gorsek was born to Edmund Sr. and Elta M. | 6 | | Russell Gorsek in Springfield on May 5, 1930; he graduated from | 7 | | Lanphier High School in 1948 and then proudly served his | 8 | | country in the U.S. Navy; he attended Springfield Junior | 9 | | College and then LaSalle University, where he earned his | 10 | | bachelor's degree in Accounting; he married Marilyn L. Klemme | 11 | | in Springfield on October 20, 1956; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Gorsek first worked for Turnbull & Schussele | 13 | | Certified Public Accountants; in 1965, he and his wife started | 14 | | the public accounting firm, Gorsek Accounting, where he | 15 | | continued to be an advisor for the rest of his life; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, John Gorsek was a lifelong member of Elks Lodge | 17 | | #158 and St. John's Lutheran Church, where he served as an | 18 | | usher, a greeter, and helped with providing Meals on Wheels to | 19 | | his community; he was also a member of various professional | 20 | | organizations, including the Sertoma Club of Springfield and | 21 | | the Sangamo Club; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Gorsek loved spending his free time listening | 2 | | to music, woodworking, and doing anything mechanical; he valued | 3 | | friendship, honesty, and determination and loved his family and | 4 | | friends, including his fellow church members; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Gorsek was preceded in death by his wife; his | 6 | | parents; and his brother, Edmund Gorsek, Jr.; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, John Gorsek is survived by his son, Kevin J. | 8 | | (Taran) Gorsek; his granddaughter, Alexis N. Gorsek; his | 9 | | sister, Norma J. Scott; his nieces, Sharon Houchen and Vicki | 10 | | Griffin; his nephews, Gary and David Baugh, Donald T. Klemme, | 11 | | Erick L. Klemme, and Kurt E. Klemme; and his many cousins, | 12 | | great-nieces, and great-nephews; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 15 | | John E. Gorsek and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 19 | | presented to the family of John Gorsek as an expression of
our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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