Full Text of SR1192 100th 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 Alexandros "Alex" Mantis, who passed away | 4 | | on December 8, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Alex Mantis was born in Logga, Greece to Penelope | 6 | | and Grigorios Mantis on June 24, 1924; he married Panagiota | 7 | | Mantis on May 4, 1952; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Alex Mantis lived and worked as a photographer in | 9 | | Greece until he moved to Waukegan in 1967; he was a proud | 10 | | employee of Abbott Laboratories; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Alex Mantis could be found laughing, socializing, | 12 | | making wine, spending time with his family, and Greek dancing; | 13 | | his pride and love for his village of Logga, Greece was | 14 | | abundant in his life; he would visit often and tend to his vast | 15 | | olive groves; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Alex Mantis was preceded in death by his wife, | 17 | | Panagiota; his parents; and one brother; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Alex Mantis is survived by his children, Greg | 19 | | (Pam) Mantis and Popi (Angelo) Tzavaras; his grandchildren, | 20 | | Kosta (Betsy) Tzavaras, Alexi (Amy) Tzavaras, Lena (Paul) |
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| 1 | | Rosenthal, Alexi Mantis, and Daniel Mantis; and his | 2 | | great-grandchildren, Penelope and Angelo Tzavaras and Olivia | 3 | | and Dean Rosenthal; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Alexandros "Alex" Mantis, and extend our sincere condolences to | 7 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Alex Mantis as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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