Full Text of HR0159 99th 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 | 4 | | Christopher John Pluta of Summit, who passed away on January | 5 | | 26, 2015; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Christopher Pluta was born in Justice to Edwin and | 7 | | Helen Murphy Pluta; he graduated from Wilkins Junior High | 8 | | School in Justice and Argo High School in Summit, where he was | 9 | | an active member and former manager of the student-operated | 10 | | WARG-FM radio station and a sound engineer for the theatre arts | 11 | | program; in later years, he helped form the WARG Alumni | 12 | | Association; he earned his bachelor's degree in education from | 13 | | Governors State University and his master's degree in | 14 | | counseling from the University of Illinois-Chicago; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Christopher Pluta taught English as a Second | 16 | | Language at Argo Community High School; he also taught at | 17 | | Proviso, Lyons Township, and Morton West high schools and at | 18 | | the Emilio Zapata Academy in Chicago; over a 30-year career, he | 19 | | mentored CEOs, business owners, artists, writers, principals, | 20 | | and fellow teachers; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Christopher Pluta was a member of the District 217 | 22 | | and the Summit Public Library governing boards; he was a former |
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| 1 | | member of the Argo-Summit/Bedford Park Elementary District 104 | 2 | | School Board, the National Hispanic Institute, and The | 3 | | LeaderShop in La Grange; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Christopher Pluta was a life-long Chicago Cubs | 5 | | fan; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Christopher Pluta was preceded in death by his | 7 | | parents; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Christopher Pluta is survived by his brothers, Joe | 9 | | (Wanda), Bill, and James; his nephew, Michael; many close | 10 | | friends and cousins; his aunt and uncle; and a legion of | 11 | | students who became friends as adults; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | mourn the passing of Christopher John Pluta, and extend our | 15 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 16 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Christopher Pluta as an expression | 19 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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