Full Text of SR1396 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 Joseph S. Forzley of Lemont, who passed | 4 | | away on August 25, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Forzley was born to Salim and Fedwa Forzley | 6 | | in Lemont on July 10, 1927; he graduated from Lemont Township | 7 | | High School in 1945; he then served in the 5th Army Air Force | 8 | | in World War Two; after serving his country, he received his | 9 | | degree from UCLA; he married Bernice Elias at the All Saints | 10 | | Greek Orthodox Church in 1950; he was a lifelong resident of | 11 | | Lemont; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Forzley worked in the insurance business | 13 | | for eight years; he then worked for Argonne National Laboratory | 14 | | as a purchasing manager for 30 years; he also served as mayor | 15 | | of Lemont from 1989 to 1992; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Forzley was a founding member of the Wilco | 17 | | Career Center and what is now known as The Blue & Gold Backers, | 18 | | a parent-driven volunteer organization that supports the | 19 | | Lemont High School Athletic Department through fundraising | 20 | | activities; he served as a board member of the All Saints Greek | 21 | | Orthodox Church and of the Franciscan Sisters, as president of | 22 | | the Lemont High School Board, on the Lemont Planning and Zoning |
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| 1 | | Commission, and on the Lemont Village Board; he also coached | 2 | | Little League; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Forzley was a Scottish Rite Masonic member | 4 | | as well as a member of the Lockport Masonic Lodge #538 and | 5 | | Shriners; a proud veteran, he was an Honor Flight recipient and | 6 | | a member of the VFW and American Legion; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Forzley was a Lemont High School Hall of | 8 | | Fame recipient; he was also chosen as Lemont's Grand Marshal | 9 | | for the Keepataw Parade and as Citizen of the Year; in | 10 | | addition, a bridge at the Lemont quarries was named after him; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Forzley enjoyed vacationing in Florida, | 13 | | all sports, and, most of all, spending time with his family; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Forzley was preceded in death by his | 16 | | parents; his two brothers, Edward and Richard Forzley; his | 17 | | brother-in-law, Elias Abboud; and his mother-in-law and | 18 | | father-in-law, Asma and Essa Elias; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Forzley is survived by his loving and | 20 | | devoted wife of 70 years, Bernice (Elias) Forzley; his three | 21 | | children, Sharon (Ted) Mochel, Mark (Kathy) Forzley, and Dr. |
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| 1 | | Samuel (Michele) Forzley; his seven grandchildren, Matthew | 2 | | (Christina), Michele, and Michael Forzley, Sarah (Graham) | 3 | | Pocic, and Nicholas, Anne, and Elizabeth Forzley; his three | 4 | | great-grandchildren, Grace and Jack Pocic and Hannah Forzley; | 5 | | his sister, Gloria Abboud; his sister-in-law, Joan Forzley; and | 6 | | his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 9 | | Joseph S. Forzley and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 13 | | presented to the family of Joseph Forzley as an expression of
| 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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