Full Text of SR1431 098th 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 Leonard "Lennie" Joseph Piekarski of | 4 | | Mundelein, who passed away on August 3, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lennie Piekarski was born in Milwaukee on June 29, | 6 | | 1926 and lovingly welcomed into the family of Ben and Elizabeth | 7 | | Piekarski through adoption; he joined the United States Navy at | 8 | | the age of 18 and served in the Pacific Theater during World | 9 | | War II; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lennie Piekarski worked as a letter carrier with | 11 | | the United States Postal Service for 40 years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lennie Piekarski began his drum corps career with | 13 | | the Gladstone Junior Corps and continued as a member of the | 14 | | championship Skokie Indians; he then moved on to being the | 15 | | marching and maneuvering instructor of the world championship | 16 | | Chicago Cavaliers and to judging drum corps competitions; he | 17 | | was past commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars post #8741 and | 18 | | American Legion post #820, and at the time of his passing he | 19 | | was a member of the Mundelein American Legion Post #867; he was | 20 | | active in coaching his children's baseball, basketball, | 21 | | softball, and football teams; he was a member of Santa Maria | 22 | | del Popolo Parish, the Knights of Columbus, and served as a |
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| 1 | | minister of communion; he enjoyed to fishing, golfing, bicycle | 2 | | riding, and cross country skiing; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Lennie Piekarski was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents, Benjamin and Elizabeth Piekarski; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lennie Piekarski is survived by his wife of 61 | 6 | | years, Joan Piekarski (nee Conrad); their 5 children, Terry | 7 | | (Roger) Krikke, Joe (Helen) Piekarski, Sandy (Brent) Simpson, | 8 | | Carl (Mary) Piekarski, and Patti (David) Hehr; 8 grandchildren, | 9 | | Michelle (John) Dohrwardt, Becky (Chris) Kemper, Elizabeth | 10 | | Krikke, Mark (Rebekah) Krikke, Jim Piekarski, Sarah Krikke, | 11 | | Ashley Piekarski, and Austin Piekarski; and 4 | 12 | | great-grandchildren, Isabell Kemper, John Henry Dohrwardt, | 13 | | Ashton Kemper, and James Dohrwardt; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Leonard "Lennie" Joseph Piekarski, and extend our sincere | 17 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 18 | | him; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Leonard Piekarski as an expression | 21 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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